Autumn – Page 13 – Fennel*Twist

October 26, 2009

Yes, I Do Believe that Pancetta, Parmesan & Sage Butter is a Good Thing

The idea for this meal came from here -- a recipe from Bon AppÃ©tit magazine in which a turkey is slathered (under & out!) with the butter mix of the title. It has been decided -- this will also be our Thanksgiving turkey this year. So, of course we had to try (well, of course …

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October 20, 2009

Experiments in Pulled Pork — Sandwiches (and then Enchiladas)

The main recipe here is originally from the Portland restaurant Meat Cheese Bread. It was in our local paper, in the weekly food section. I saw it, made Homer Simpson type sounds as I thought about how good it must be, and promptly decided to give it a try. That said, I tweaked it a …

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September 29, 2009

Grilled Chicken with Fresh Fig Salsita

This is one of those meals that is so simple yet so good, that you can't believe you didn't make it before or that you don't have it for dinner a few nights per week. It's from The New Spanish Table and I promise, the next few posts WILL NOT be from that cookbook. Really. …

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September 23, 2009

Spanish Paella for a Crowd

I combined a couple of recipes here -- one of the Paella recipes in the (awesome) New Spanish Table cookbook, a paella recipe from Tyler Florence and I also used the meat I wanted to -- chicken thighs, chorizo and shrimp, rather than the exact ones in either recipe. You could throw all manner of …

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September 14, 2009

Hello Fall: Green Lentil & Sausage Soup

It was Fall here in Portland...for about a weekend. Really! It was cold and we had a high of only 60 degrees F and quite honestly I loved it. Now, we are back to the sunny and the 80's nonsense but when it was nice and Fall-like, I made this soup. It was delicious! Instead …

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