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November 21, 2005

Spiced Sweet Potato Waffles

Dense. Spicy. Orangey. Sweet. These waffles were all of these things, as well as cold-weather appropriate and perfectas a prelude to the upcoming holidays. In addition, jwa is a big fan of waffles. I like them too but generally, I am more of a savory breakfast type of person. These waffles, however, were wonderful and …

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November 18, 2005

Buckwheat Galettes with Ham and Gruyere: They're Crepe-A-riffic!

This recipe comes from my Crepe cookbook -- a present jwa got me a couple of years ago. It's amusing because one of the recipes in the book is for buckwheat crepes with ham and cheese, inspired by the same dish at Ti Couz, in San Francisco. I've been there -- and I had the …

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November 17, 2005

Crackers Don't Matter (It's the Cheese)

The Simple Pleasures of Cheese Cracker snacks are big at our house. Usually, on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, jwa (or I) will suggest some cheese and crackers and maybe a glass (read: bottle) of wine. In fcat, crackers and cheese will probably make an appearance over Thanksgiving as well. What I like to do …

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November 16, 2005

It's Almost Thanksgiving: Aggghhh!!! (Part II)

So, here it is Day 2 of the massive Thanksgiving Plan post. Yesterday was all about the turkey, stuffing, gravy and squash. Today it's the cranberry relish, green bean casserole, roasted root vegetables and, god yes, the pie. The Cranberries: As I mentioned before, I recently made a cranberry-orange relish to go over grilled chicken …

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November 15, 2005

It's Almost Thanksgiving: Aggghhh!!! (Part I)

The Plan: I am starting to finalize a Thanksgiving meal plan. I must say that I'm calmer than I was last Thanksgiving (the first one I had ever cooked) but I am still a bit apprehensive as there are things I want to do differently this year -- also, it's a lot of food and …

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