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August 8, 2006

Green Tea Salmon is Good for You!

Wow. I am worn out. I spent all day yesterday rearranging the living room furniture. You see, I am starting a new job in two weeks and have some time off in between work. Yay! I love that. That's my favorite part about a new job -- the time before you start the new place …

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August 6, 2006

Hey Look! It's a Pie: A Blackberry Pie with Pecan Crumble

Yep, I made a pie. After my pie success last year (my first ever pie) and my pumpkin pie of last, well...Thanksgiving, I decided the time had come for another adventure in pie baking. This one was blackberry and raspberry (3/4 blackberries and 1/4 raspberries), lightly spiced and covered with a pecan-crumble. This pie dough …

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August 3, 2006

Weekend Cookbook Challenge7: Gigot de Sept Heures

This month's theme is "Lucky Number Seven" -- a very open-ended theme. As I was browsing through cookbooks, I picked up Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook. I had never made anything out of it before and thought it would be fun to do so for this WCC. Be sure to check out all of the …

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August 2, 2006

Salute to Tomatoes, Part II: Smokey Orange Gazpacho

Last Summer, I was obsessed with finding a great gazpacho recipe. I tried a number of them. All were good but I'm still tweaking and playing and trying to find THE gazpacho recipe. Anyway, I made this the other night and it was pretty good. Plus, you basically just throw it all in the blender …

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August 1, 2006

August Means the Start of Tomatoes

At least here it does -- in the backyard, that is. We have a couple of Romas in the garden that are starting to turn red and many more that are still green. I can't wait. In anticipation of our own almost-ready garden tomatoes, I made this super simple salad the other night with some …

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