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This weekend I cleaned the whole downstairs of the house, which put me into a very good mood -- elated even. When I become elated, I like to crust things in chopped nuts. This recipe is kind of from Epicurious, in that I had an idea and then I looked for a similar chicken recipe …

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Wow, this is turning into my month of mangoes or something. Of course, that's not exactly a bad thing as mangoes are pretty tasty. This is an experiment based on my SHF15 concoction. I made the mango mixture again but instead of letting it set in ramekins, I filled a tart shell with it and …

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We're having another donor dinner next Thursday night for work and guess who's cooking for 25+ people again? Yeah, me. Although this time, it's a lasagna party which will be much, much easier. I'm making the lasagnas (a butternut squash one and a traditional meat one) the day before. Hey -- does anyone know if …

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One of two remaining Andy Warhol champagne glasses in my collection -- warning -- don't buy stuff you really like while in college, you will break or misplace most of it... We love brunch here at Je Mange la Ville. In fact, I'm thinking this weekend we will have a tasty brunch. This usually includes …

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Now this was an amazingly tasty and healthy dinner with kind of a Caribbean flair. I grilled some salmon in my trusty grill pan and topped it with a warm, mango salsa that I saw on Barefoot Contessa (she used the salsa on seared tuna). I like the idea of warm salsa in the winter …

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