Kheema with Cardamom and Curry Leaves

February 10, 2012

Given that many people think of vegetarian food when they think of India, it may surprise you to hear me say that I think ground beef (or any ground meat, your choice) reaches new heights in Indian cuisine.  In my own personal repertoire of ground meat dishes, only chili comes close to as many exciting [...]

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Sweet and Salty Beef and Farro Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Coconut Milk

February 6, 2012

As I sit here staring at a blank screen, I realize I have done it again.  I have left writing about this recipe long enough that I do not remember all of my adjustments.  On the one hand, I am frustrated.  We loved this dish and would consider it a repeater.  On the other hand, [...]

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Chocolate Chip Mandelbrot for an Exercise in Mandelbrot Fractal Generation

February 2, 2012

The problem with loving baking is that if you have a sweet tooth, well, it is hard not to partake of your own hard work.  It is a hobby with consequences.  As a result I am always looking for reasons to bake for other people.

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Warm Mushroom and Farro Salad with Skirt Steak

January 30, 2012

Can anyone guess what my favorite new ingredient is?

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Italian Chocolate Cake with Polenta–and a Giveaway! OXO Good Grips Egg Beater

January 26, 2012

I am mortified by how long it has taken me to tell you about OXO’s new Egg Beater.  Yikes. Here are the facts: OXO sent me one of their new Good Grips Egg Beaters–along with a second to give away to a lucky reader–as part of their Blogger Outreach Program.

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Warm Farro Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Pepitas and Queso Fresco

January 21, 2012

I had been looking for farro for 8 months, ever since I got Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Every Day because she uses it in a great looking soup.  I was intrigued by the grain, but for some reason–don’t make too much fun of me–it totally escaped me that it was Italian.  So chances are Jungle Jim’s [...]

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies from Cookies for Kids Cancer: Best Bake Sale Cookbook

January 18, 2012

Last month I wrote about Cookies for Kids’ Cancer and the excellent work that they do.  While doing the research for that post, I discovered they had a cookbook, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer: Best Bake Sale Cookbook.  It doesn’t take much to convince me to buy a cookie cookbook, and seeing as this one was [...]

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Potaje de Vigilia (Spanish Fasting Soup with Beans, Thickened with Bread)

January 15, 2012

This time of year always brings with it a dilemma: you want healthy and light after weeks of feasting but at the same time for many of us it is cold outside and we want warming and hearty.  Year after year I seem to turn to the same solution: bean soup.

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Grown Up Crispy Chocolate Globs

January 12, 2012

Ostensibly this post is about food, Crispy Chocolate Globs to be exact.  But first I need to share something more exciting–Skamp has arrived!

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Spice Crusted Beef Tenderloin: How to Slide a Non-Conventional Holiday Meal past Your Conventional Family

January 5, 2012

Despite the title above, I would just like to say that this would also make a rockin’ Valentine’s dinner. For what it’s worth.

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