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Fig, Gorgonzola, and Caramelized Onion Tart

Woah woah woah. How is it mid-August already? (It’s the 11th, does that count as “mid”?) Somehow I feel like the summer was just one hot, sweaty blink. [Sidenote: The weather has been fine (not much rain) but hot hot … Continue reading

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Summer Sea Scallops

We found a great price on sea scallops recently, and wanted to create a summery meal: bright, fresh, light, and tasty.  Nothing in the recipe is too particularly complicated, but when the elements come together, the tastes and textures are … Continue reading

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Seared Tuna with Mango Salsa

As we first mentioned in meatless May, one of the joys of going without meat this month is celebrating the warm, sunny summer. Shifting from warm, comforting, hearty winter meals to light, fresh, spring/summer meals has been a real treat. … Continue reading

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Bone-In Pork Chops with Pear and Onion

We bought two large bone-in pork chops during a good sale last week. While covering meat in Cabernet sauce or green peppercorn sauce is delicious and comforting, this recipe screams spring…or maybe it just screams tasty.  All of this pork/onion/pear … Continue reading

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Bacon and Cheddar Quiche

We’re loving breakfast lately. Biscuits, Cinnamon Dough Bites, Quiche, and now – another quiche! The crust for this quiche is outstanding – buttery, flaky, and most importantly, easy to make. Our last quiche involved spinach, sausage, and onion, because we … Continue reading

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Sausage, Spinach, and Onion Quiche

Quiche is a brunch staple. At least it is in our house. This recipe is very basic and can be altered to include almost any filling. We happened to have sausage, spinach, cheese and onion, but you could easily substitute … Continue reading

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Poulet Basqauise

It’s Anthony Bourdain time again! This, as best as we can translate, is Basque Chicken, commonly known as delicious. The recipe is one of the easier ones in the Les Halles Cookbook, and one that’s perfect for a winter night. … Continue reading

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Dirty Risotto

We’re not sure this is the title we would give this dish, but alas, it’s not our creation and we’ll let Giada name it the way she wants to. We didn’t include prices on this recipe because they would not … Continue reading

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Too Late for Thanksgiving 2009

…But just in time for Christmas 2009 or any other holiday that requires a TURKEY! We intend on keeping this blog up next year too, so you can always come back in 2010 and beyond… We brined this turkey and … Continue reading

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What is THAT?

It’s a mirliton! Well, to be precise, those are TWO mirlitons! We only recently learned about these delicious… things… (what do you call them?!? Apparently, they’re technically a squash if you read the label.) This is a Cajun recipe that … Continue reading

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