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January 3, 2008

WCC 24: Russian Carrot Pie

Oh, next week there will be Beef Wellington. But this week, it's a lovely Russian Carrot Pie from the new edition of the Enchanted Broccoli Forest by Mollie Katzen. And how fitting that January's Weekend Cookbook Challenge is all about the healthy vegetables. Perfect timing! And, I'm even early. Hooray! I'm not quite sure what …

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December 30, 2007

Tasty, Tasty Side Dish: Parsnip-Hazlenut Gratin with Pancetta and a PSA

Here's a holiday side dish that we had on Christmas. It has all the things that make a holiday meal great -- fatty, delicious, forbidden pork products, heavy cream and cheese. But, you know, it'll still work after the holidays. It's just a bit harder to justify...maybe if you only have a small taste. Yeah. …

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December 27, 2007

When the Shazam! Breaks…You Know the Party's Over

My mom came to visit us and we had a very nice holiday. We ate a little fruitcake and a lot of pix and today, I knocked the leftover Shazam! over and broke it. That's okay -- it's still tasty! Here's a picture of the holiday table featuring -- Cornish Game Hens, Stuffing, Roasted Vegetables, …

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December 20, 2007

RWT Chili Cook-Off: Working Person's Green Chili Bowl

I recently came across Running with Tweezers call for chili recipes and I remembered that I had the most perfect cookbook for this -- Chili Nation by Jane and Michael Stern. This is basically a collection of 50 chili recipes, one from every state. Now normally, when I make chili, it's veggie chili and I …

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December 18, 2007

WCC 23: Celebratory Lamb Stew with Olives and Caramelized Onions

This month's Weekend Cookbook Challenge is hosted by Mel's Diner with the aptly chosen, Celebration Dishes as the theme. For this, I chose my newest cookbook, Nigella Express and made a lamb stew from it. She calls it a tagine, but since I didn't cook it in an actual tagine and I'm not familiar enough …

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