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March 13, 2013

Corned Beef and Cabbage Risotto for St. Patrick's Day

As promised, here's another St. Patrick's Day recipe (although it's about a day later than I was hoping to post it). Luckily, there's still plenty of time to plan on making a risotto like this for Friday's (or Saturday's, Sunday's) dinner. If you are really smart, you will get a little extra corned beef and …

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March 10, 2013

Guinness Braised Lamb Shanks for St. Patrick's Day

Over the next couple of days I'm going to be posting two ideas for St. Patrick's Day meals and this first one uses two very Irish ingredients -- Guinness stout and lamb. It does take awhile to cook but the reward is worth it. Of course, there's also the challenge of finding a pot big …

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March 8, 2013

FFwD: Cheesy Crème Brûlée

I had every intention of skipping this week's French Fridays with Dorie because I didn't think I'd have enough time to make it. Then I checked the schedule and saw that it was Cheesy CrÃ¨me BrÃ»lÃ©e and well, I found myself heading right to the store to pick up supplies. I love crÃ¨me brÃ»lÃ©e and …

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March 6, 2013

A Soup for Cold Weather: Winter Spelt Minestrone

This is a hearty bowl of soup. Spelt replaces the pasta for a healthy, toothsome addition. Sometimes referred to as spelt berries, they aren't berries at all, but rather Spelt is an ancient whole grain related to modern day wheat. It's high in magnesium, fiber, phosphorus and vitamin B3 and provides a pleasingly chewey texturehsome …

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March 4, 2013

Cinnamon-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Harissa Sauce

Does cinnamon and chicken sound weird? Well, maybe just a little at first (although, probably not as weird as tuna meatballs with cinnamon), but, honestly this chicken dish is so amazing. The chili flakes keep the cinnamon-sugar marinade from becoming too sweet and it all just really seems to work with the juicy, roasted chicken …

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