Cookbooks – Page 21 – Fennel*Twist

January 10, 2011

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts and Capers

This is now my favorite Brussels Sprouts recipe ever. As a late convert to sprouts, I thought I had done almost every delicious thing with them so far -- braising, roasting, shredding & tossing with tasty things, but this roasting + tossing with tasty things has them all beat! The original recipe was for frying, …

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January 6, 2011

FFwD: Paris Mushroom Soup

Here we are at the first French Fridays with Dorie of 2011. Paris Mushroom Soup. Things I did differently and learned from this recipe: 1. I used 1 lb white button mushrooms and 1/2 lb portobello. This was mainly because that's what I had at home. Also, I used 1 white onion and 1/2 red …

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December 31, 2010

Is It Still Pumpkin Season? I Hope So! Because Here's One Stuffed with Everything Good!

So, here it is the last night of 2010 and I am posting about pumpkin...a pumpkin dish that we had last month, even. Is that wrong? I think one of my resolutions should be to post more! This is a recipe by Dorie Greenspan from her new book, Around My French Table, which I have …

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November 28, 2010

Wonderful Things Happen When You Clean Your Freezer

The other day, I did a quick check through my freezer, cleaning things out in preparation for any Thanksgiving leftovers it may soon be asked to store. While searching, I came across a two pound piece of boneless leg of lamb (I had used the other two pound half of to make a lamb tagine …

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November 18, 2010

FFwD6: Pumpkin-Feta Flans

Hey! It's post number six of French Fridays with Dorie. This is actually more than the sixth week, but I missed a couple. For November, there's not a definite schedule, just four recipes to do on the Friday of your choosing. This Friday Thursday PM, I chose to post about Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Flans, but since I …

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