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dry run christmas dinner: pork wellington

December 9, 2009

Last year we embarked on a new tradition in our family by having our first pot luck Christmas dinner. Now that my little man is mobile and my little nephew will be celebrating his first Christmas it is even more important for us to keep things simple.
The only wrench in our plan is that [...]

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risotto style pasta with shrimp and spinach

December 8, 2009

Risotto is a style or method of cooking that is typically made with arborio rice, but risotto dishes can be crafted out of a number of different starches. Personally, I have made a risotto using barley in a pressure cooker before that was a good as any risotto I ever slaved over using arborio.
What [...]

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thanksgiving rewind: apple & pecan smoked turkey

November 30, 2009

Over the next few days I’m going to be doing a quick review of my Thanksgiving culinary adventure. Today I’m going to start out with how I prepared the turkey. I had intended to smoke the turkey this year, however, I was the victim of an equipment malfunction.
Even though I ended up roasting the [...]

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savory potato flan

October 22, 2009

about a week ago i was looking for something different to serve with dinner. i had half a bag of Yukon Gold potatoes handy and i decided to reach back into my bag of tricks and prepare a savory potato flan to accompany our meal.
i had made a potato flan before, but that time [...]

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