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This recipe is very decadent and pretty easy. You need to know you want it the night before but that's not really asking too much. This is for Weekend Cookbook Challenge #4: Easter Brunch and although we had this before Easter (and the post isn't due until April 17), it's now out there and available …

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Yep, Little Big Head herself! Taking a break at work to scroll through the Powell's calendar and I see: Giada De Laurentiis Thursday April, 27th, 7:00PM Powell's Books for Home & Garden, 3723 SE Hawthorne...cool. I am a little frightened of her teeth but I like her food just fine. Now, back to the sprouts!

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I tried brussel sprouts for the first time last Fall or there about. I never knew what to make of them before but jwa said they were good. I belived him. Then I found a recipe that called for braising the sprouts with butter, stock and garlic. Hey! I like butter, stock and garlic! I …

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I am really liking these Weeekend Cookbook Challenges a lot, as I have many, many cookbooks and I use them all too rarely. This book is Matisse: A Way of Life in the South of France and it's half cookbook and half Matisse biography with lots and lots of photos of...well, Southern France. And food …

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