Category: Autumn

This is a great meatless meal for when you have winter squash you want to use up or if you just want a hearty bowl of warm soup. Or maybe you're just bored and you want a food project that will take about an hour. This is what to do if any of those scenarios …

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Okay, I'll admit it -- I was a little skeptical about this French Fridays with Dorie. Not because of the brussels sprouts or the squash, because I really like both of those vegetables, but because they were steamed. Why steam vegetables, when you can roast them? Needless to say, I am not a huge fan …

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This week's French Fridays with Dorie recipe is Herb-speckled Spaetzle and it is on epicurious, so even if you don't have the cookbook, you can still make the recipe. This was very good. I actually just tried making spaetzle a few weeks ago using a different recipe (buckwheat spaetzel) and while that was good, this …

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Here is another great side dish for the holidays or just the fall/winter months in general. This is also a sneaky way to turn a brussels sprouts hater into a huge brussels sprouts fan! Slicing the sprouts into strips and quick cooking creates a golden but not mushy texture. Hazelnuts give the dish a wonderful …

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