March 2012 – Page 2 – Fennel*Twist

March 12, 2012

Egyptian Red Lentil Soup

I have made quite a few batches of lentil soup in my time. All of them have been pretty good but this is the first one that I have absolutely, completely loved. I am giving credit for that to two things. Thing #1 - I used awesome, homemade lamb stock for my soup, made from …

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March 8, 2012

FFwD: Saint-Germain-des-Pres Onion Biscuits

This week's French Fridays with Dorie is indeed an onion biscuit. I liked these a lot. I made a half recipe and only seemed to have gotten seven biscuits, but I may have made mine a little big. Another item of note -- I used red onion. I think that's it. Oh, and they had …

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March 6, 2012

Veggie & Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Gravy

Okay, this is one of those recipes that I saw during the day and went, "OH MY GOD!!!" And then when I got home I immediately made it for dinner. The original recipe is awesome but it's also one of those recipes that is super-easily adapted to anything you feel like sticking in there. In …

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March 4, 2012

Miso-Ginger Clam Chowder with Cilantro Oil

This...was really good. I feel like I had to futz with it a little bit to get it where I wanted it, but once I did, it was awesome. I added ginger and a little fish sauce. Also a drop or two of chili oil for garnish. When making this, use the basic recipe as …

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March 1, 2012

Southeast Asian Steak Salad

In lieu of French Fridays with Dorie this week, which sounded delicious of course, I've opted instead to post about this awesome steak salad I made for dinner the other night. As someone who eats red meat pretty rarely (maybe a couple of times a month), I like to make it count. Kind of exactly …

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