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April 17, 2011

Weekend Browned Butter Brownies

What's better than fudgey, chocolately, crinkley-topped, walnut-filled brownies? Brownies made with browned butter so they are even nuttier and tastier. These are good for a weekend because you have two whole days to eat a lot of them before you decide you really should take them into work Monday, so you don't eat them all. …

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April 10, 2011

Culinary Tea: Seared Tuna with Tea Spice Crust

This recipe is from my newest cookbook acquisition, Culinary Tea by Cynthia Gold and Lise Stern. It's basically a whole cookbook full of recipes that use tea. Delightful! I really love the idea of using tea as a seasoning or ingredient in recipes and this book does not disappoint at all. This is the first …

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April 7, 2011

Asparagus Tart with Roasted Garlic and Parmesan Chips

Ah, Spring! Rain, freak hail storms with thunder, mud...asparagus! This was a tart that I was very happy to make because I was super excited to try out my new, skinny, rectangular tart pan and also because I love asparagus. My expectations were met as this was a very good tart and honestly, it could …

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April 3, 2011

H5O Bistro Downtown

H5O Bistro 50 Southwest Morrison Portland, Oregon 97204 Normally, we hardly ever eat downtown. We're just really lucky living where we do in the SE and being within easy walking distance to many different, tasty establishments. But, we are trying to broaden our horizons and ever since March's Foodportunity event (asparagus, roasted garlic and parmesan …

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March 29, 2011

Semolina Orecchiette (& What To Do With It)

I'm not going to write too much about this for an introduction because it's a pretty long post. I will say, "Wow! This was wonderful!" My hand did get a little tired after the 6th or so ball of dough, but it was well worth it. I definitely want to make more of these little …

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