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May 29, 2007

Tuna Cakes with Spicy Avocado Sauce

This is another one of those cleaning the cabinets type of projects. This time it was a big can of tuna and a small can of black olives. Oh and I also got to use an avocado that really needed to be used. Not bad -- a tasty meal and room in the cabinet for …

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May 24, 2007

SHF31: White Chocolate Cashew Clusters with Lavender & Orange Zest

This month's Sugar High Friday 31 is hosted by Seven Spoons and the theme is -- "Shades of White." Fun! Of course, it would have been nice if I had realized that my post was supposed to be up at the beginning of the week but I read the announcement wrong...Hopefully, I can sneak my …

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May 23, 2007

Better Than a Dip for Dinner: Chicken with White Beans, Rosemary & Roasted Lemon

This is based on a recipe by Michael Chiarello that used potatoes instead of white beans. I thought white beans would go really well with the lemon, garlic and rosemary, as I love white bean dip with all those ingredients. My hypothesis was correct. Be careful to rinse, drain and pat the beans a little …

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May 20, 2007

Farmer's Market Pizza with Easy Pizza Dough

One of the things I really like about working downtown is the Wednesday Farmer's Market in the Park blocks. This week, I hiked up there with the intention of finding ingredients for a pizza, as I had just come across a dough recipe in Fine Cooking that I wanted to try out. My trip was …

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May 16, 2007

The Cabinet/Freezer Project: Smoked Trout, Horseradish and Green Apple Wraps

I have started a new personal project. That project is to clean out both the cabinet and freezer of stuff that's been in there quite a while and that I haven't used yet. Step one, of course, is checking the dates (of the canned items at least). After that? Anything goes. And the first thing …

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