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April 20, 2013

FFwD: Cod and Spinach Roulades

This week's French Fridays with Dorie was a very interesting thing indeed -- so interesting, in fact, that I am a day late in getting the post up. Cod and Spinach Roulades -- a spinach and onion filling, wrapped up in fish mousse, steamed and served with tomato sauce and pesto. Kind of like an …

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April 17, 2013

Homemade Ricotta & Baked Mushrooms Stuffed with Ricotta (Funghi al forno ripieni di ricotta)

If you've ever made paneer, ricotta is a lot like that, except even easier as you don't have to weight it down. It's actually so easy that I don't see how anyone could read through a recipe for it and continue to buy tubs of ricotta at the store. This is so much better! And, …

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April 15, 2013

Freekeh with Green Onion Sauce, Toasted Walnuts, Asparagus and Tuna + a Giveaway

Recently, Freekehlicious offered to send me some Freekeh from to try, which was very exciting, as I had heard of the grain before and had wanted to experiment with it for awhile. So, what is freekeh, you ask? Well, freekeh is a grain that I think looks a little like spelt. "Young roasted green wheat …

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April 8, 2013

Breakfast at SubRosa

SubRosa 2601 SE Clinton St Portland, OR 97202 Saturday and Sunday Breakfast SubRosa is a place that we have gone to many times in our SE Portland neighborhood. It's a restaurant that has really grown into it's space and seems to fill up quickly most nights. Over the years, we've gone for dinner every so …

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April 5, 2013

FFwD: Pierre Herme’s Olive Sables

This week's French Fridays with Dorie is a strange, little cookie. Grated egg yolk. Kalamata olives. Powdered sugar. Potato starch. So strange and yet so delightful -- it's Pierre Hermeâ€™s Olive Sables. I really was a little skeptical about these and they are certainly not the type off cookie you necessarily want to dip in …

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