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Tyler Florence’s Mac ‘N Cheese with Peas and Bacon
Mac 'n cheese has long been one of those staples that everyone is always trying to improve despite how fabulous it already is in its most basic incarnation. Does it really need lobster? Or 4 or 5 different cheeses? Or truffle oil? There are lots of creative variations, but I think Tyler Florence has hit…
July 6, 2009
Main Course
Recipe: Magic 8 Ball Zucchini
Magic 8 Ball Zucchini (makes about 3 medium zucchini) 3 medium 8-ball zucchini, rinsed and hollowed out 1/2 lb. ground lamb 1/2 medium onion, chopped 1/2 t. (or so) dried oregano 2 t. tomato paste 1 sm. tomato, chopped 1-2 T. Italian parsley, chopped 1-2 T. feta 1/2 c. cooked brown rice 1/4 c. (or so) water This is one of those guideline recipes. If you…
June 23, 2009
Main Course
A 3 Hour Tour: Lasagne Bolognese
Almost every Lasagne Bolognese I've ever had includes ricotta and about a pound of grated mozzarella -- you know, the Italian-American version. It weighs about 15 lbs. when you put it in the oven and you'll be eating the leftovers for days (and paying the price later on the treadmill). After our recent trip to Italy,…
June 18, 2009
Baking
Madeleines for Easter
> My mom and I must have once gone to a cooking demo when I was little that was about Easter brunch...I even want to say it may have been at a cooking school that used to be at South Coast Plaza. Ever since, and maybe even more than eggs, I've associated madeleines with Easter. When…
April 12, 2009
Recipes
Sweet Potato Soup
Since we moved to the Northwest, I've had major farmers market withdrawls. There are only a few year-round markets here and none of them are that close to where we live. But without the usual variety we had in California, I've been trying new recipes to keep things fresh...including this sweet potato soup...well, they're actually…
March 14, 2009
Main Course
Bill’s Corn Fritters
Bill's corn fritters with bacon & roasted tomato as made by Michelle From Bill's Sydney Food The bacon and tomato are key - providing salty and acidic counterpoints to the sweetness of the corn. Would it be fine without? Sure, but what fun is anything without bacon? The beauty of it is the filling is 90% of the content. There's only…
July 4, 2008
Travel
Seattle: Marjorie
> Over the weekend, OJ and I were in Seattle. We've been trying to get one meal in the city on our last few trips -- this time it was Marjorie in Belltown. It's a funky little place (in a good way) with what you might call a "New American" menu. We lucked out because it…
June 25, 2008
Restaurants
South Food & Wine Bar
> You know you've had a really terrific vacation when more than a month later, you're desperately holding on to the vestiges of the trip. Sure, I've stopped reading the Sydney Morning Herald and even more recently given up using the milk frother everytime I make coffee, but we did find ourselves at South Food and…
April 22, 2008
Uncategorized
Shower Favors
Favor box - actual size As much as people want to hate Martha Stewart, you have to admit some of her product lines deliver some cute stuff -- like these tissue paper flower boxes in her Martha Stewart Crafts line. When we first started planning for Erin's shower, I stumbled on these while surfing online. So…
March 29, 2008
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