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August 19, 2009

Grilled Garlic Steak with Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce

This is a meal inspired by a dinner that jwa had at his parents house a little while ago. He had gone down there to help them with some things and returned with tales of steak with garlic in it. Mmmmm...garlic in steak. I was intrigued. Such a great idea! So, we grilled some up, …

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July 22, 2009

Spinach Salad with Candied Pancetta, Pecans & Dried Apricots

Is it hot out? Make this then. There's a little stove-top time with the pancetta, but only for a few minutes. Besides, it's totally worth it! The pancetta in this salad is from a recipe for Frisee with Pears and Honeyed Lardons in The New Spanish Table (my new favorite cookbook, it seems), but I …

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June 21, 2009

Awesome Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Still pretty warm from the oven! Okay, so this pie has been out of the oven for about 18 hours now and it is 3/4 gone. Did I mention that we were asleep for like 8 of those hours? Right, so this is a really good pie! The crust recipe is Dorie Greenspan's Good for …

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June 7, 2009

Rhubarb Crisp with Sage, Rosemary & Thyme Ice Milk

Oh my this was good. I messed around with the recipe a bit, mainly I made a 1/2 recipe of the rhubarb and a full recipe of the topping! Mahahahahaha -- (that was an evil laugh). I only had two rhubarb pieces which weighed 12 oz. That was my main reason for making a half …

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May 27, 2009

The Very Green Meal (Featuring Risotto & Pea Puree)

What is this? Another post? Holy crap, yes, it's another post. This was another meal we had over the Memorial Day Weekend. It was a very green meal with green herb risotto and some (leftover) pea puree bruschetta. We even had matcha creme brulee for desert. See? very green! The risotto was good, but I …

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