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November 15, 2006

What Smells So Good? Easy Herbed Biscuits

I made these the other day and they were quite good -- but the recipe (from Everyday Food magazine) may need a bit of tweaking. It calls for 2 cups of milk, which results in very wet, sticky dough. I turned mine out onto a very well floured board and patted more flour into it …

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November 11, 2006

Thanksgiving Menu: 2006

So, after giving it much thought and trying to figure out what will work the best timing-wise, I think I have a menu. Some things from last year stayed around -- the awesome Martha Stewart Cranberry Relish, some things left -- the sadly so-so Martha Stewart Green Bean Casserole. Pre-Dinner Snacks * Raw Veggies and …

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November 4, 2006

Pumpkins!

Just a few silly shots of our Halloween pumpkins. Carving away... Finally done. Boo!

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October 22, 2006

Autumn Vegetable Stew with Mashed Sweet Potato Topping

At Thanksgiving this year, we are having two non-meat-eating guests, which is not a super big thing as I myself was one of those types for many years. Because of this, I understand the holiday meal made of mashed potatoes, green beans and rolls. So, I have been trying to come up with some sort …

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October 18, 2006

Soup Experiment: Delicata Squash & Sweet Potato Soup with Hazelnuts & Sage

This is one of the best kinds of recipes -- one of the recipes where you just throw everything together that you think will be pretty good and it is. The kind that works pretty much like you hoped it would. One of the things that I love about Fall soups is that you can …

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