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April 23, 2012

Lemon Poppy Seed Oat Scones

This was a true experiment as I tried a couple of different things that I had no idea if they would work out at all. Thing number one: I used a 1/3 cup of oat flour (to 2/3 cup AP flour). Thing number two: I subbed half the butter with olive oil. Did this make …

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April 18, 2012

Spicy Chicken Thighs with Rhubarb-Cucumber Salsa

Oh! This was tasty and very seasonal. And I always forget how much I love chicken thighs and then we have some and I'm like, "Wow! I love chicken thighs!" and then I kind of forget again. Well, not this time. Now, the rhubarb salsa is a little bitter, so it's not necessarily delicious on …

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April 15, 2012

Tea-Marbled Deviled Eggs with Soy Balsamic Mayonnaise

Hey! Look! It's another egg post. This was an experiment from Easter that I think turned out quite well. I wanted to do something with eggs, but not necessarily dye them so I went with tea marbling, which I've always wanted to try. After peeling them and marveling at the marbled design, I decided to …

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April 12, 2012

FFwD: (Almost) Sardine Rillettes

Oh....I tried for this French Fridays with Dorie. I really, really did. I bought sardines. I brought them home. I opened the can. I was not freaked out by the little skin-still-on, headless bodies. No. I took one out and scraped the skin off and was going to take the bones out and then the …

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April 8, 2012

Brunch: Poached Eggs over Polenta & Greens with Chili Oil

This is a meal that I kind of reverse-engineered from our many brunches at Accanto. Although I have tried many things there for brunch, the dish this is based on is my favorite. You could easily start here and add even more too it -- maybe cook the greens with pieces of crisp bacon? Add …

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