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December 27, 2006

It Must be a Holiday, I Smell Roasted Game Hens

We have a Christmas tradition (when we're at home) of having Roasted Cornish Game Hens for Christmas dinner. And they are so-so-so good! Especially so after I got the book, "The Cook's Illustrated Complete Guide to Poultry (since re-named as the Complete Book of Chicken...). The book is the poultry and fowl bible, as far …

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December 20, 2006

Happy Holidays!

Je Mange la Ville is going on a break until the 26th or 27th of December. I hope everyone has a great few days. My first post next week will probably be of our Christmas dinner: Roasted Cornish Game Hens, Creamed Spinach and Roasted Root Vegetables. Mmm!

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November 27, 2006

A Tasty Little Garnish: Herbed and Slightly Spicy Raisin Compote

There's something about the Fall and early Winter that makes me want to chop fresh herbs -- specifically sage, rosemary and thyme. Oh hell, parsley too. And this raisin compote has them all. We had this very recently with a roast chicken (sort of like a pre-mini-Thanksgiving) and it was quite good. The original recipe …

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November 26, 2006

Leftover Madness: Turkey-Cranberry Ravioli

Wondering what to do with the leftover turkey and other side dishes from Thursday, I came across this recipe from Giada of Everyday Italian. Although this recipe was originally intended as a Thanksgiving meal for two, I figured it would work well enough with leftover, cooked turkey (as opposed to the raw, ground turkey she …

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November 24, 2006

Thanksgiving: Is It Really Over?

Leftovers, as taken by jwa to work on Friday morning. Mostly pictures today, as I am mostly tired. I stupidly tried to go shopping with a bunch of other people and although the check-out line at Cost Plus was not bad, actually getting on the ramp to come home sucked. The final basting. It went …

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