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March 27, 2006

Lamb Stew with Guinness & Roasted Vegetables

It was the day before Saint Patrick's Day and I was hunting for a good recipe to make for dinner. Something timely. Something festive. Something with beer! I'd never made lamb stew before but I wanted to try it. I came across this recipe at the Food Network site and it looked very interesting, as …

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February 16, 2006

Valentine's Day at Wild Abandon

Wild Abandon 2411 SE Belmont Portland, OR 97214 (503) 232-4458 Traditionally, we walk to Bread and Ink for Valentine's Dinner, have a bottle of wine, food and walk home. That's what we did last year and for the last three years. This year, I was in the mood for a change. I've been wanting to …

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January 6, 2006

New Year's Eve 2005: Mendo Bistro (Fort Bragg, CA)

Mendo Bistro 301 North Main St Fort Bragg, CA 707-964-4974 (Reservations for parties of 6 or more only) My original plan, when I thought we would be back the Friday before New Year's Eve, was to cook a meal at home, have some wine, then perhaps some champagne and be in bed by 12:15 AM. …

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December 22, 2005

Cinnamon Chocolate Espresso Shortbread!

This is from what is quickly becoming my favorite baking book, Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook. It's the one batch of cookies I'll have time to make before leaving for California on Friday. Oh, they are good! I decided to bring them into work today. I followed the recipe exactly, except (and of course there's an …

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November 27, 2005

Thanksgiving: The Huge & Rambly Recap

So, I pretty much stuck to my Thanksgiving schedule (posted here and here), although I omitted the squash and added some roasted vegetables. The big surprise, though, was the turkey. It turned out so well. I tried the America's Test Kitchen recipe last year and wasn't crazy about it but this time we used my …

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