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Archive for January, 2009

Fresh Ginger and Chocolate Gingerbread

Posted in Desserts, tagged , , , , , , , on January 27, 2009 | 7 Comments »

 
AKA My baking suckage part two
This is my second TWD post – the first was the French Pear Tart a few weeks ago. Yesterday I was reminded, yet again, why I don’t bake.  It’s too much damn work. Chop the chocolate, melt the chocolate, chop more chocolate, melt more chocolate, chop the ginger, stand on [...]

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Creme Fraiche Ice Cream

Posted in Desserts, tagged , , , , on January 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Creamy and tart and absolutely wonderful; this lemony ice cream is out of this world.

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Carnitas!

Posted in Main Dishes, Mexican, tagged , , , , , on January 12, 2009 | 8 Comments »

 Carnitas means “little meats” in Spanish. Many people think of the dish as Mexican Pulled Pork – which works for me.  But it goes just a little farther than pulled pork by cooking the meat in its own fat as the last step. 
I served my little meats with a pineapple salsa – cause I happened [...]

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Chicken Shawarma

Posted in Main Dishes, Middle Eastern, Sandwiches, tagged , , , , , on January 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »

My neighborhood is known for two things: 1. the home of notorious, soon to be ex-governor Rod Blagojevich and 2. being one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the nation (according to Barrons magazine).  Since I don’t care much about number one, let’s focus on number two. Thanks to our diversity, we’ve got tons of [...]

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French Pear Tart

Posted in Desserts, tagged , , , , , , on January 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »

 
 
Scurvy Girl
Years ago, at my first job out of college, I worked with a girl whose idea of idea of eating a balanced meal was to finish the fries that came with her extra value meal. “Do you ever eat fruit?” she was asked. “No” was the response.
“Ever?” we inquired.
“No, never”.
She then became known around [...]

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Sage Butter and Four Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

Posted in Macaroni and Cheese, Main Dishes, tagged , , , , , , on January 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The easiest mac and cheese ever
What? Mac and cheese again? Oh, don’t be so shocked. You obviously have no idea how much a covet macaroni and cheese. So when I saw this recipe on Food Network recently, flirting at me with it’s cheesy gooeyness, I knew I had to make it. Aida foregoes the typical [...]

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Potato Galette with Gruyere

Posted in Side Dishes, tagged , , , , on January 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Does this girl ever eat healthy?

It’s all about portion control, right?
Once again, this recipe is actually about being frugal – I had some potatoes that were starting to get wrinkly and needed to be used asap. I’ve always wanted to make a galette, so thought this would be a perfect opportunity and found a recipe [...]

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Mexican Lasagna

Posted in Main Dishes, Mexican, tagged , , , , , , , on January 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

AKA – How I used up a ton of leftover corn tortillas and some other stuff
Is this authentic? No. Is it gourmet? Um, definitely not. But it was pretty tasty and helped solve the problem of a leftover package of 18 corn tortillas hanging out in my fridge.
Ingredients
1 T oil (just enough to saute the [...]

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