Fennel*Twist – Page 179 – cooking, pdx, travel, and sometimes cats

March 7, 2006

Stout Brasied Maple & Rosemary Skirt Steak

Holy hell in a humongous handbag this was good. And it really started as an accident. See, I went to New Seasons to pick up some tuna for dinner. They had none. As I perused the meat/poultry/seafood area in search of something tasty, my eye caught the word "rosemary". Now, I love rosemary, so I …

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March 6, 2006

Weekend Cookbook Challenge 3: Foods in the Shades of Orange

I am really liking these Weeekend Cookbook Challenges a lot, as I have many, many cookbooks and I use them all too rarely. This book is Matisse: A Way of Life in the South of France and it's half cookbook and half Matisse biography with lots and lots of photos of...well, Southern France. And food …

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March 3, 2006

The Lost Risotto Post of 2005

This savory little number is from way, way back in December. Then jwa and I got stuck in California. Then it was 2006. Then I forgot all about it. It's Risotto with Caramelized Onion, Brandy and Roasted Red Bell Pepper and it's fabulous. I served it with some oven roasted broccoli on top for extra …

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March 2, 2006

Trader Joe's: Pizza Mascarpone

Yes, I realize that this is kind of a lame post. It's short, it's a packaged item and salad dressing hardly counts as a recipe! I know, you-know-who-you-are (jwa). Too bad, for I am sleepy! Ha! There was a new kind of flat Italian pizza at Trader Joe's the last time we went and I …

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March 1, 2006

Black Bean & Pumpkin Soup with Cinnamon & Ginger

Here you have a soup for rain or snow or what-have-you in the Winter. It's pretty much Winter here until July -- that's typically when the flannel sheets come off the bed. As soon as I saw this recipe in Once Upon a Tart, I knew I would have to make it as I so …

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