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January 23, 2007

The Great Fried Calamari Experiment

It was a success! It was also our appetizer during Life Aquatic Fest '07. We snacked on it while watching some Jacques Cousteau. I never really thought I liked calamari, then I had some a few years ago at the Monterey Bay Aquarium -- at the restaurant, that is, I didn't just grab some squid …

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January 1, 2007

Weekend Cookbook Challenge 12: Moroccan Style Chick Pea Stew

Here it is 2007 and it's time to start eating healthy. Really. I mean it this time! So, it was very good fortune that the theme of this month's Weekend Cookbook Challenge is stew. And it's the perfect time of year around here for a warm and comforting stew. No snow, but our lows have …

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December 28, 2006

SHF#26: Sparkly Chocolate Star Cookies

This month's Sugar High Friday is hosted by Habeas Brulee and the theme is a great one -- sugar art. Of course, with it being the holidays and everything, I kind of took the lazy way out and made cookies decorated with sparkly sugar. These are very much like chocolate shortbread and are very good. …

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December 27, 2006

It Must be a Holiday, I Smell Roasted Game Hens

We have a Christmas tradition (when we're at home) of having Roasted Cornish Game Hens for Christmas dinner. And they are so-so-so good! Especially so after I got the book, "The Cook's Illustrated Complete Guide to Poultry (since re-named as the Complete Book of Chicken...). The book is the poultry and fowl bible, as far …

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December 13, 2006

Wolfgang Puck's Lentil Soup with Lamb Meatballs

This is a recipe I found on Epicurious about a year ago, emailed it to myself and then forgot about it. While cleaning my recipe folder out last week I came across it. Good things happen when you tidy up your email folders, people! While the lentil soup was good, the meatballs make it awesome. …

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