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May 4, 2006

Grilled Lemon Chicken & Bell Pepper Pasta Salad

I made this recently and it was really good. It's from the Barefoot Contessa Cookbook and will probably end up to be a Spring and Summer favorite at our house -- perhaps yours too! Sadly, I didn't take many pictures of the making of this meal. I must have been hungry! Ina's original salad was …

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January 15, 2006

Chicken, Cucumber & Mango Wraps with Curry Mayonnaise

As jwa and I ate these, we both couldn't help but think how perfect they would be in the Summer. Not that they weren't season-appropriate now (especially paired with a bowl of soup), we both just thought of Summer. I found the original recipe at Epicurious and thought immediately that I had to try it. …

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September 13, 2005

A Fateful & Tasty Tomato Tart

So, I've been reading all these wonderful posts lately about really delicious sounding (and looking) tomato tarts. Hmmm...I started to think, that would be a good way to use some of the tomatoes that keep coming in from the back and front yards. Then, on Saturday morning, I sat down to watch a few episodes …

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August 31, 2005

Decadent & (Pretty) Easy Chocolate Mousse

Well, the week of birthday celebrations was in full swing last night with a Fancy Tuna Dinner and for dessert -- chocolate mousse. I saw Alton Brown make this last week on Good Eats and well, here it is. I am easily impressionable like that. Here is his recipe (my comments in italics). Chocolate Mousse: …

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August 30, 2005

Anatomy of a Pie

I know I've mentioned before that I'm not great at baking (I remember the terrible croissant catastrophe of '99 like it was yesterday). I am trying improve though. I think the main problem is that I just don't bake very often, nor did I grow up in a household where there was a lot of …

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