The November 2009 issue of Bon Appetit presents Steak with Mixed Peppercorns & Pomegranate Glaze (on page 56 if you want to follow along) as Fast, Easy & Fresh. As a side bar the magazine hints that it’s a quick dinner party dish too. I can tell you it’s true. Delish. And deceptively easy.
I don’t [...]
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I really hate to share this Halloween concoction with you. Go ahead, try it if you dare…
A dear friend updated her Facebook status last week extolling the virtues of candy corn mixed with peanuts. Ha! I’ll escape that one. I don’t even like candy corn!
Unless they are mixed with peanuts apparently.
I’m sorry.
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One of the most shocking entries on my calendar occurred on August 8th. The entry at the top of the day read: make cheese straws/freeze for Christmas.
I’m not sure what moonshine I was sippin’ when I added this event to my calendar, but rest assured August 8th came and went sans cheese straws.
In my defense, [...]
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Sometimes lunch requires a recipe. And sometimes, like today, lunch just makes itself.
Sorry friends, no recipe today. But, I am sharing one of my fav O rite treats. You’ve probably eaten Chobani for years, secretly keeping it from me just for fun, right?
First, I must offer some kind of a disclaimer. There has been much [...]
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We woke up yesterday to the first chill of the season. Oh rest assured it’s not cold cold, but for Texas there’s definitely a chill in the air. When the view out my kitchen door looks like this, it’s time for Corn Soup to make it’s annual debut.
If you have an aversion to making cold [...]
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No. It’s not the date of my last post. But, thanks for missing me!
It’s the year Bon Appetit published the Mexican Shrimp Salad.
Here is the recipe as Bon Appetit published it.
Mexican Shrimp Salad
2/3 cup peanut oil
2 TBS white vinegar
2 TBS orange juice
2 TBS chutney, finely chopped (I use Stonewall Kitchen Old Farmhouse Chutney)
1 clove garlic, [...]
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