Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic
All caramelized, roasted cauliflower and garlic make a very tasty side dish Probably for good reason, cauliflower has been maligned. If you steam or boil
January 26, 2008
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Category: Winter recipes
Vegetarian Split Pea Soup
It’s hard to make the drab color of split pea soup look beautiful, but just use your imagination. For quick lunches lately I have resorted
January 17, 2008
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Braving Winter in California…With Celeriac
Mmm…I, the Abominable Mashed Carrot, Potato and Celeriac Snowman will eat these sauteed leeks and chard with my skinny thyme stem arms! Eating locally and
January 7, 2008
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Trying Not To Lose My Temper (Tempering Chocolate)
Clockwise from foreground left – Marzipan Snowballs, plain with tempered dark, Crystallized Ginger rolled in Gingersnaps, plain topped with cocoa nibs, peppermint rolled in mint
December 31, 2007
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Hearth Baked Potatoes
The wood stove with a cast iron bowl on top to help humidify the room. A few years back, Marc’s mom and step dad decided
December 28, 2007
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Marzipan Snowball Truffles
I LOVE marzipan. I inherited my intense love for marzipan from my maternal grandmother, we called Doe. On many special occasions, she bought a Princess
December 24, 2007
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Lemony Meyer Lemon Curd
Mmmm fresh homemade lemon curd As a kid, my favorite dessert that my grandmother (we cousins all called her Doe) made was lemon bars. She
December 3, 2007
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Salsify-cation
The other day at the farmers market David from Crescent Moon Farm pointed out that they had a small basket of salsify. It’s a root
November 30, 2007
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