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Posted by Kristin on 11 18th, 2011
It’s taken a few years for me to be able to assemble Thanksgiving recipe suggestions, but here we are. I haven’t done a roasted turkey recipe here yet, but I will say that I generally like to dry brine my turkey in citrus zest, roasting...
Posted by Kristin on 11 14th, 2011
So, I was getting ready to can tomatoes and make pesto the other day when I realized it’s basically Thanksgiving. Last I looked up, we were celebrating Labor Day weekend in our hometown (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) with many of our closest...
Posted by Kristin on 09 29th, 2011
I have received one butternut squash and one dozen eggs every Tuesday for the last three weeks from my CSA. Up until yesterday, I had exactly three butternut squashes on my counter and three dozen eggs in my refrigerator. I always like to kid...
Posted by Kristin on 09 16th, 2011
I have never used this forum to do something non-food-related. Granted, I generally spout off about any random topic, but it usually ends with a recipe somewhere. I’m not going to do that today. Mostly because I’ve been lucky to get...
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Springtime Grilled Chicken Bread Salad with Roasted Asparagus and Fennel
There are certain recipes that have nearly cult followings online, and the Zuni Cafe Roast Chicken and Bread Salad is one of them. I’ve never had it in person, but have heard so many people rave about it that I recently decided to put my own spin on it. It seemed fitting — fresh, small...
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Vegetable Soup with Basil Pistou
I read this article in the New York Times yesterday (Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries). Here’s a little quote to blow your mind:
For example, only 23 percent of meals include a vegetable, Mr. Balzer said. (Again, fries don’t count, but lettuce on a hamburger does.)
Truthfully,...
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Christmas Cookies from Cuizoo
We’ve hit the two week mark until Christmas. And because our house is on the market, the gifts I have purchased are stashed under beds, in the back of the car, and in between moving boxes in the garage. I attempted to make sugar cut-out cookies the other day and realized my cookie cutters were...