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February 5, 2008

And The Fish Continues: Seafood Chowder

This was an experiment that turned out pretty well -- fish, herbal tea and...other stuff. I am trying to come up with some new recipes for work and this is one of the first ones. I used Stash Lemon Blossom Herbal Tea but you could also use maybe some lemon zest and Old Bay seasoning …

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January 29, 2008

Halibut Steamed with Blood Oranges, Tomatoes and Olives

Ah, winter. Sometimes, it seems like the only good thing about the season is blood oranges! Oh, I loves me some blood oranges. In fact, I think I'm going to go on a little lunch-time errand and get a big bag of them. This is an awesome recipe. And really, it seems pretty healthy too. …

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January 28, 2008

Pretty Good (Healthy!) Salmon with Grapefruit-Shallot Sauce

This is a recipe that we tried about a week ago and it was pretty good. That said, I am not 100% sold on Ellie Krieger yet. Like, I had to pop the broiler on for the last few minutes here to get any color on the salmon at all. It's called roast salmon but …

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January 25, 2008

Basil Chicken Plus Sauteed Spinach Bonus!

So, the other day I realize that I have a whole bunch of basil that I need to use, like yesterday. A quick survey of the fridge also shows some ground chicken and a small container of roasted chili pepper flakes from pokpok (the little container that comes with the curry-noodle-chicken soup). Hmmm, I think …

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January 21, 2008

Make This Next Weekend: Croque Monsieur Bake

This is the second recipe that I've made out of Nigella Express and I have to admit, for a book I probably wouldn't have just gotten on my own, it's track record is pretty good. I changed recipe a bit using 2% milk instead of full-fat milk and also adding some leftover, sauteed spinach and …

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