Month: August 2005
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Sponge Cake
This was the first dessert I ever made in our first apartment. I remember making it often, always served with a berry coulis. I made it again recently, and I was surprised that it wasn’t easier to do! I don’t remember all the long mixing and the heating, and I think I underbaked it a…
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Another scrumptious soup
This is another of my favorite recipes. I found it a couple of years ago in an issue of Bon Appetit, and it has graced our table periodically ever since. I love the depth of flavors. I love that I get to use ingredients from my childhood…dried red chiles and Big Jims (also called Anaheim…
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Peggy’s Primavera
While we were in college, Justin worked at a nearby inn as an innkeeper’s assistant. He served breakfast and dinner, cleaned rooms and made reservations. He enjoyed it, although the owner of the inn was not the greatest person to work for. He met Peggy there; she was the chef. Some nights when there were…
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Summer Squash and Pasta Soup
Last night I tried this recipe from Cooking Light. It looked easy enough, and seemed similar to other simple, brothy soups that we like. Although it turned out a bit more yellow and monochromatic than I would have liked, it was delicious. I used dried thyme, added with the broth at the beginning, but fresh…
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Dynomite!
I couldn’t believe how much Justin loved this dinner. I mean, it was really good, but he LOVED it. Needless to say, I’ll be making it again soon. The quesadillas are so fresh-tasting, and I love that you don’t have to pre-cook the zucchini for the filling. It softens a little and goes perfectly with…