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This is a salad that is directly from the gods of delicious things. I used to work right by the Whole Foods in Bridgeport and oh man, I would buy a little containers of this salad at least once a week. It's so good! It's also a dangerous salad because it is made up of …

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This week's French Fridays with Dorie was a very interesting thing indeed -- so interesting, in fact, that I am a day late in getting the post up. Cod and Spinach Roulades -- a spinach and onion filling, wrapped up in fish mousse, steamed and served with tomato sauce and pesto. Kind of like an …

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I am very enamored of the Kale and Onion hand pie at Lauretta Jean's. I'm trying to limit myself to one every other week, because when the pastry is that good and flakey, you know there's a lot of butter. But, I think I have found a way to have the flavors a bit more …

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Peanut butter and jelly really is a timeless combination -- just like macaroni and cheese. Olive oil and vinegar. Pizza and beer. The X-Files and Sunday nights. You get the idea. Also, be warned, these peanut butter scones are very habit-forming and a little well of jelly in the middle makes them even better. A …

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French Friday's with Dorie this week was Ispahan Loaf Cake, which is Persian, very time consuming (what with the egg separating, whites beating, raspberry placementing, etc,...) but quite delightful when it was all done. Perhaps it wasn't the best project for a Thursday night, but we were having tasty, slightly-warm slices of cake by 8pm, …

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