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Yesterday, Michael Ruhlman posed a question on Twitter as to why food bloggers cook. It's short and bullet-pointed, but this is why I cook. It's fun and relaxing (especially if you have a glass or two of wine while cooking). Otherwise, my husband would eat dry ramen noodles & take-out burritos. (Probably not all the …

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We have been trying to reinstate "Vegetarian Saturdays" since the new year began and because we ate a lot of food last year over the holidays. But then, I've also made Flank Steak Roll-Ups Pinwheels and Braised Short Ribs, so we're not all that vegetarian-y lately. Anyway, this was a recent no-meat Saturday meal. I …

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Here is a recipe that certainly will work outdoors on a grill but also worked quite well in the oven. I found these little 6 X 6 inch or so cedar grilling planks at Sur la Table for $10 and impulse-bought them. Then I on-purpose bought some salmon. I soaked my plank for about an …

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Recently, I found myself with a bag of lentils and a dream. Or something like that. Maybe it was just a bag of lentils, a craving for soup and memories of the awesome chicken tagine of last month. So I kind of combined the two for something I like to call Lentil Soup #22 (or …

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Ah, a new year. What better time to learn a new skill? And the new skill I have my heart set on is bread making...with yeast and everything. I have flirted a bit before with Parmesan Flatbread and Pizza Dough, but now I am talking full-on loaves of crusty, wonderful bread. I know, so scary! …

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