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March 9, 2011

Mary Navarette's Garlicky Enchiladas

This, as I mentioned on Twitter last weekend while making it, was the very first recipe that I ever made out of a cookbook as an adult. It's in one of my most-favorite-ever cookbooks, The Farmhouse Cookbook. It was really fun going back and making the same dish again...it's one of those recipes where I …

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March 3, 2011

Risotto with Savoy Cabbage and Chicken Sausage

Oh, wow, having a cold is horrible. It's been so long since I've been sick, that I couldn't really remember how annoying it is to be under the weather. But, last weekend it all came back to me. It started with a lump in the throat and then the fun continued on from there -- …

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February 23, 2011

Chicken with Warm Green Olive and Shallot Vinaigrette

I am always looking for something quick and relatively tasty that I can whip up after work for either dinner that night, or to have for lunches the next day. This was a lunch-the-next-day dish and it worked really great for that. This is a good amount for two people. Double it up if you …

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February 15, 2011

Be My Valentine: Porcini-Crusted Filet Mignon with Fresh Herb Butter

This was an easy and delicious Valentine's Day dinner. I made the herb butter the day before (as well as grinding up the dried porcinis then) and the rest jwa and I made together last night. Teamwork! I was surprised at how much I loved the kale. I've always cooked kale but this was a …

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February 10, 2011

FFwD: Orange Almond Tart

Well, it's (almost) Friday again. Let's go to France with French Fridays with Dorie! This week was the Orange Almond Tart, which to my delight, I had practically everything I needed to make it already at home. A couple of months ago, I picked up a bag of Almond Meal at Trader Joe's and hadn't …

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