Friday, November 9, 2012

Raspberry Tart (2012- Week 29)

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Week 29 Ingredient of the Week: Mascarpone Cheese On the Food Network Channel, all the chefs are always using Mascarpone cheese, and I...

Chicken Cordon Bleu

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Fun fact:  Despite its French name, Chicken Cordon Bleu is an American creation, first referenced in the New York Times in 1967.   '...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Roasted Garlic Mashed Purple Potatoes

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I decided to make myself a sit-down dinner while I watched a Chopped marathon on the Food Network Channel tonight, so I made a half-bat...
Monday, October 15, 2012

Fox Point Salmon and Herbed Purple Potatoes (2012 - Week 28)

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Week 28 Featured Ingredient: Purple Potatoes I know, I know-- it's just a potato.  But they're purple!  And the chefs on the s...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Cajun Gumbo and Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce (2012 - Week 27)

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Week 27 Featured Ingredient: Okra We had a Cajun-style cooking night at our house.  The Gumbo was good, but really spicy.  It was ri...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Zeus Burgers (2012- Week 26)

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Week 26 Ingredient of the Week: Pine Nuts With the summer season winding down, we wanted to get good use of our grill before the snow ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Kickin' BBQ Chicken

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Jeremy and I wanted to grill something for dinner, so I decided on chicken.   I was going to get drumsticks or something easy like that,...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

Grilled Greek Pork Chops, Blueberry Salad, and Cheesy Biscuits

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I think I gave up on my "new ingredient" challenge for awhile.   I really want to start making recipes from the large collection o...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Grilled Swordfish (2012 - Week 25)

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Week 25 Featured Ingredient: Swordfish I saw a recipe for Swordfish in a Grilling magazine and decided to make it this week's fe...

Basic Banana Bread

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I had some over-ripe bananas that I forgot to eat, so I made my favorite Banana Bread recipe.  This is straight out of the Betty Crocker Coo...