Awhile back my dear friend Emily sent me an email saying, “Do you have any recipes that call for a massive amount of turkey broth? I am not kidding, I have a TON.” Which was hilarious and awesome. Anyway, she brought me 2 frozen quarts to our eggnog taste off. (Yes the taste off was super fun. [...]
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I write frequently about really involved recipes as the cooking *process* is the part in which I’m really interested. That said, I do have a few meals I’ve acquired over time that are super fast and easy, as well as really yummy. I learned this one from my mother (thanks Mommy!), and I think it’s [...]
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Turkey Chili is new to my repertoire this year, but it has been extremely well received by both family and guests. I like that this one serves equally well as leftovers both in taste and presentation. Plus the bonus of it being a one pan, one dish meal.
Chili, like tortilla soup, seems to be a [...]
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Fall is fleeting, and winter is closing in on us. One of my favorite things about this part of the year is most people consider it acceptable – even gratifying – to eat soup at least once a week. National Soup Swap Day will be somewhere towards the end of January. I’ll be hosting one [...]
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This is pasta with spirit. It’s essentially a melding and blending of flavors that grab your tongue and say, “Open up! This is what it feels like to really live.” Olives seem to be a love them or hate them kind of food. I am constantly surrounded by people (including my sweet sisters and a [...]
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Friends, I’ve been lost in a book. Rather a series. Rather several series, but usually, I can suck myself out, back to the real world as I know it. These last few days have been like childhood, only instead of me gasping exasperated at one of my sisters lost in Gone With the Wind, or [...]
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So the thing about Asian food, and I’m sure this is one of those foot-in-the-mouth remarks, is back when I had gestational diabetes, I couldn’t pass my blood sugar after a meal at an Asain restaurant to save my life. Even when I thought I was making good choices. Now – the same can probably [...]
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Posted in leftovers, seafood, soup on Aug 3rd, 2009 4 Comments »
So it’s a bit non- traditional, but we ate our lobster bisque accompanied by grilled turkey and cheese sandwiches. Loving husband and I had a miscommunication and he ate my reserved lobster meat before I could add it to the bisque. I can’t get upset, though, since that means A) he loved the prepared lobster [...]
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I’m making a conscious effort not to waste as much food. Both for environmentaland financial reasons. And because it’s so, you know, wasteful. I have a realproblem of buying some specific ingredient then only using a portion and the rest goes to waste as I fail to incorporate it into another recipe. Like that partial [...]
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Last night I had the pleasure of dinner by myself with a glass of wine and a book. This is *very* unusual and was most welcome. I’ve always enjoyed dining by myself. I like to go to restaurants by myself as well. Sometimes I really miss the days when I was working and I’d go [...]
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