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May 2, 2013

FFwD: Creamy Mushrooms and Eggs

Well, I think this French Fridays with Dorie is one of my favorites! But, I did change a lot of things. This was mainly due to what I had on hand and what I didn't want to go buy specifically for this recipe (cream, brioche). I used some roasted garlic ciabatta that I had in …

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April 30, 2013

White Polenta with Sausage, Chard and Fresh Mozzarella

This was a recent meal at our house and even though I accidentally made two "errors" with it, the meal was still delicious. So, I think we'll call this one both forgiving and versatile. Error number one was not realizing this recipe made two cake pans worth of polenta (not a big deal as the …

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April 26, 2013

FFwD: Swiss Chard Pancakes (but really Arugula Pancakes)

I almost didn't make this French Fridays with Dorie. In fact, I really wasn't going to make it at all but at 9:00pm on Thursday night I looked to see what the assignment was...it was Swiss Chard Pancakes. I had really wanted to make those. And I didn't have any chard. Because I was lazy …

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April 24, 2013

Broccoli Crunch Salad (à la Whole Foods)

This is a salad that is directly from the gods of delicious things. I used to work right by the Whole Foods in Bridgeport and oh man, I would buy a little containers of this salad at least once a week. It's so good! It's also a dangerous salad because it is made up of …

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April 22, 2013

Cibo Italian Restaurant in SE Portland

In the last few months (year, maybe? I am bad at judging time), it seems that my stretch of SE Division street has just exploded with new places -- Ava Gene's, Xico, Lauretta Jean's, Sunshine Tavern, Cibo. And I'm sure there's more I'm even forgetting. Of this group, we've been to Cibo twice so far …

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