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August 18, 2006

Herbal Fusion: Rosemary-Lemon Drop

Here's a quick recipe for a Friday cocktail. You will need: 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 1 lemon, zest peeled off 1 big sprig rosemary + 1 small sprig 2 oz vodka (or 3 oz, depending on your mood) ice Add the sugar, your strips of lemon peel, rosemary and water in a small …

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August 17, 2006

Peach & Thyme Sorbet: It's Very Good!

This is intensely peachy and lightly thymey. It's a great summer treat. I can't believe how much I love my ice cream maker. It does so many things -- gelatto, ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet and even frozen drinks. What can't it do? Fine. It can't knit a blanket. Whatever. Who wants to eat a …

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August 16, 2006

Hotel Room Cooking: Stuffed Chicken with a Garlic-Orange Sauce and Chick Peas

It's always challenging to make a meal in a kitchen that is not your own. It's even more so when the kitchen is a 5 foot by 3 foot area, with 2 pans, 1 1/2 feet of counter space, a dull chef's knife, a yellowed, plastic spatula, and your starting ingredients are a pat of …

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August 14, 2006

Light Summer Eatin': Nectarine, Goat Cheese & Spinach Panini

Hey, look, finally -- a new post! This was a recent light dinner where I basically surveyed the kitchen and came up with a dinner based on what I found. A nectarine (pilfered from jwa's breakfast fruit stash), some goat cheese, spinach, dried tarragon and some balsamic vinegar. Oh and also some sourdough bread. The …

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August 9, 2006

Snack Attack: Little Wild Greens Fritters

Lazy! Lazy! Lazy! And to think I have a whole other week off starting next Monday! Hooray! Okay. Enough of the gloating and the flaunting my time off. Let's talk about fritters -- mixed greens fritters to be exact. This recipe came from the cookbook, Modern Greek by Andy Harris, which is full of all …

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