Fennel*Twist – Page 100 – cooking, pdx, travel, and sometimes cats

October 6, 2008

Spicy Sesame Noodles with Thai Basil

Went back to Uwajimaya again and got more wonderful things -- like tons of Thai basil and coconut milk (2 cans for $1.50!), assorted frozen dumplings and some white miso paste. Soon we will steam all the dumplings in one sitting and have Janet Reno's Dance Dumpling Dumpling Dance Party. But for now, there are …

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October 2, 2008

The Return of Soup Weather!

Oh, how I have missed you! Shhh -- don't tell Gazpacho, but I love you best of all, cold weather soup! Here's some tasty broccoli soup that morphed into Broccoli, Potato & Cheddar Soup. Mmm....potatoes and cheese. I saw a recipe at Food Network that I kind of played with and altered to suit my …

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September 28, 2008

The Best Thing I Have Ever Made with My Ice Cream Maker

Strawberry Frozen Yogurt! What's that? You say it's September? You say, "Isn't Strawberry Frozen Yogurt kinda silly in, uh, September? You know, like 2 months after berry season?" Yeah. So what's your point? I managed to find some strawberries at Trader Joe's a couple of days ago, was just walking by and I smelled them …

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September 24, 2008

Hooray for Bran Muffins (and Clams)!

I know they're healthy, but quite honestly, I really like bran muffins. Chewy and dark and dense. Especially with tasty things in them liked dried peaches, pecans and brown sugar. But, they are still good for you because they have apple sauce instead of oil. Now, go make some. Whole Wheat Peach & Pecan Bran …

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September 22, 2008

WCC 32: Shrimp De Jonghe (Garlic!!)

Oh! Garlic! This is the Weekend Cookbook Challenge I was born to post about. I love the garlic. Thank you so much to Carla at Chocolate Moosey for hosting this month and choosing one of my most favorite things in the whole world! This is a crazy, old school recipe from a time, to paraphrase …

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