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June 2, 2011

FFwD: Warm Weather Vegetable Pot au Feu

This French Fridays with Dorie meal was delicious (of course they are all delicious)! But for this one, I opted to make my own vegetable stock with the recipe for the best vegetable stock ever, which you can find at epicurious.com. I pretty much did exactly that, except I omitted the canned tomatoes (I tossed …

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May 30, 2011

Wondering What to Grill Today? How About Herbed Lamb Burgers!

These were truly epic lamb burgers. A few factors that made them so good -- the lamb was very local. I got it a couple of weeks ago (frozen!) at the Flying Fish Company, which is conveniently located about five blocks from our house on the weekend. Yeah, I know it's lamb and not fish …

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May 24, 2011

Cornflake-Crusted Halibut (or Salmon) with Chile-Cilantro Aioli

Hello! Yes, I am back from hiatus, otherwise known as Big-Spring-SW Roadtrip! So, come back blog traffic, come back... Um, hello? Yes, well, anyway. The other day I was leafing through an old Cooking Light magazine (from 2007, I think) and I came across this recipe. I was intrigued. Cornflakes...on fish? Sure! Why not. I …

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May 23, 2011

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberries & Toasted Walnuts

Ah, Oregon! Where it's pancake weather until at least mid-June! This was a very nice brunch after our return from vacation and it was honestly very awesome to cook in my own kitchen again. Sigh. I missed you kitchen! These pancakes are very light and flavorful, with just a hint of nutmeg and a good, …

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May 21, 2011

Really Late FFwD: Bacon, Mushroom & Spinach Quiche

Oh, this French Fridays with Dorie is so late! I knew we would be on vacation when it was due but my plan was to post about it while on vacation. Yeah...didn't do that. So here it is, 2 weeks later. I guess better late than never? A link to everyone's quiches. And here are …

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