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August 11, 2008

Chilled Herbed Pea Soup for August

We're going back to Spain again. Can you tell I just got The New Spanish Table by Anya von Bremzen and I just can't stop leafing through it? Yes? Okay, good, as that's pretty much the case. I had planned to make this soup and wouldn't you know it, it was only about 78 degrees …

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August 7, 2008

Spanish Lemon Chicken with Honey and Saffron

We had a nice break from the heat with some cool, 70's and sunny weather. What a great time to reintroduce myself to the oven. Hi oven Remember me? Let's do something! Oven agrees! Hooray. This is so very good. We had it with some potatoes and green beans and it made for a wonderful …

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July 30, 2008

Tuna Meatballs or Le Migliori Polpette di Tonno

Sometimes I come across a recipe and I am so intrigued that I just have to try it. Cinnamon and Tuna. Hmm...Yes, this is one of those recipes. But, since it involved fish, I decided to get jwa's opinion on it before making it. He's somewhat picky about fish and I didn't want to be …

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July 29, 2008

Roundup: Weekend Cookbook Challenge 30

Well, here we are at the end of the month already. And here's what we've all been waiting for -- Weekend Cookbook Challenge 30: Farmer's Markets. Thanks again to Sara for graciously allowing me to guest-host her awesome event for the month of July. I'm happy to say that there was a nice, respectable amount …

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July 22, 2008

The Great Baklava Experiment … Success!

So. Baklava. Mmmm. I have always wanted to make some. Then, last weekend I realized I had all of the components needed. It was like fate shouted down, "Make the baklava!" Really, you have to listen to fate. I found a pretty simple sounding recipe at the Whole Foods Market web site and off I …

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