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October 6, 2005

Bread & Garlic Soup with Poached Eggs (Sopa de Ajo)

Last weekend, when I was in my, "Let's do a Spanish food night!" mood, I searched high and low for a recipe that we could have with the Tuna Empanaditas. I came across numerous mentions of Spanish Garlic & Bread Soup and loving garlic like I do, I just knew I had to give it …

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October 5, 2005

Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast with a Hazelnut Crust

Oh! I like stuffing the chicken breasts. I pound them out, put the goodness inside and roll them up. Typically, I use a feta, bell pepper and spinach filling but this time I got a bit fancier. I engaged a step from a lamb chop recipe I made once -- I slathered the stuffed chicken …

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October 4, 2005

Dine for America Day

Wednesday, October 5 is Dine for America day for Hurricane Katrina relief. It turns out that we can't do dinner but lunch will work out well. That means it's most likely Swagat in Beavertron, which is fine by me. Plus, they're giving 100% of sales today -- good for them! The Oregon Restaurant Association seems …

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October 4, 2005

The Snack Files: Tuna Empanaditas

Well, Mulder, I have a special place in my heart (and stomach) for snacks. Every so often, the urge will hit me to try some new alien form of snackable treat. This was the case the other day -- I was bored at work and perusing Epicurious and came across this recipe for Tuna Empanaditas. …

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October 3, 2005

Herbed Zucchini Soup and a Theater Recommendation

Hmmm, I think this may turn out to be the week of soups. Is that a bad thing? Hope not. So, this here is a recipe I came across in an Eating Well Magazine that I sort of forgot about for a while. I happened to pull that magazine out recently and almost immediately went …

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