Category: Recipes
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Easy peasy soup
This is one of our new favorite soups. I got the recipe from (who else?) Giada, and we totally love it. It’s a nice mix between a brothy, slurpy, eat-it-when-you-don’t-feel-so-good soup and a filling, hearty, eat-it-as-a-main-dish soup. On her cooking show, Giada made parmesan crisps by baking mounds of grated parmesan until they were just…
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Chocolicious
My friend Lindsay introduced me to these brownies a while back, and oddly enough, last night was the first time I made them. Lindsay has tried adding peanut butter to the batter, resulting in a denser, peanut-buttery brownie. I decided to add chocolate chips and toasted walnuts (about 1/2 cup of each), just because I…
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Just a little bite
I was intrigued by this recipe. It seemed so simple and pure, I had to try it. It was really easy, it looked beautiful, and it tasted amazing. It’s a definite repeater. I served them as a pre-dessert (before Lindsay’s amazing chocolate lava cake), but they would be a perfect afternoon snack. Apricots Stuffed with…
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My first endive
Recently at Whole Foods, we sampled a simple stuffed endive appetizer that featured a salad dressing that was on sale that day. I decided to try my hand at making stuffed endive, and ended up with the version you see above. I wanted it to be crunchy, sweet, salty, and flavorful. That’s not too much…
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Lazy summer dinner
Weekends are my cue to be ultra-lazy. Of course, I’m fairly lazy anyway, but on weekends, I’m especially so. Go for a walk? Nah, I think I’ll stay home and watch reruns of Funniest Home Videos. Blog? Um, maybe on Monday. Cook? Can’t we just go for pizza? I’m always amazed at how much other…