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Daring Bakers: Macarons
on Oct 26, 2009 in daring bakers macarons The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.Ah macarons. Like salted caramel, they seemed to take the foo...
Vietnamese Lamb and Noodles
on Oct 3, 2009 in lamb vietnamese stir fry asian food I cooked a soup this past weekend (soup season has begun, so I've declared). Butternut squash, corn, butter beans, cream. Something of a chowder, with gentle bay and thyme to give it more flavor. It was supposed to be my blog post, but it was brutall...
Everything-But-the-Kitchen-Sink Spanish Tortilla
on Sep 21, 2009 in omlette leftovers spanish food A few disclaimers:This isn't a real Spanish tortilla. I repeat, this is NOT a REAL Spanish tortilla, normally an egg-potato-onion-salt concoction. I've gone off piste, but since it's my blog I'm stubbornly sticking to the name.I made this a couple of...
Don't Pattypan-ic!
on Aug 26, 2009 in vegetables I had an email from my friend/food guru Jill the other week, asking me about what I'd done with the pattypan squash in that week's veg delivery box. It was about 3 days after the box had been delivered, and sad to say I hadn't even clocked that veget...
Oven-Baked Skate
on Aug 12, 2009 in fish healthy A skate – either in the ocean or on a plate – is a strange creature to look at. It’s a bottom-dwelling, pre-historic seeming family of fish with a large pointed nose, eyes atop its head, and wings travelling from the tip of its nose down to its...
Spicy Spanish Prawns with Chorizo
on Aug 4, 2009 in prawns tapas spanish food I'm still reliving the night, 2 months ago, when Mr A&N and I went on a hot date to the local tapas place. No baby! No responsibilities! Fabulous food! It stands out not just for being a great evening but for being the one time my husband and I h...