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Archive for July, 2009

Bouchon Roast Chicken

Posted in Entrees on July 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I’ve taken a look at the French Laundry cookbook before, and am admittedly intimidated by the complicated recipes.  I was happy to stumble upon Thomas Keller’s favorite simple roasted chicken recipe on Epicurious recently.  I don’t have a favorite roast chicken recipe.  I’ve tried several (Zuni Cafe, Chez Panisse, etc.), and enjoyed all of them.  [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Vanilla Ice Cream

Posted in Sweets, Tuesdays with Dorie on July 28, 2009 | 10 Comments »

I meant to make this over the weekend, but left it to the last minute and didn’t churn this week’s TWD recipe – Vanilla ice cream – until this morning!  I snapped these pictures just a few minutes ago and haven’t even taken a bite yet, as it’s only 10:00 a.m. and I’m about to [...]

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Homemade English Muffins

Posted in Breakfast/Brunch on July 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »

After success with last week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, the brioche tart, I felt empowered to start baking with yeast more often.  On a whim, I decided to make fresh English muffins for breakfast this morning.  With two 1-hour rising times, these aren’t a treat that you can just whip up and have ready in [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Brioche Peach Tart

Posted in Sweets, Tuesdays with Dorie on July 14, 2009 | 14 Comments »

Even though I have baked with yeast several times now, I’m still not totally comfortable with it yet.  I’m not sure why, as it never ends up being that hard – really, just time-consuming.  This tart was absolutely lovely.  I started it the day before so that the dough would have time to rest overnight.  [...]

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Chickpea and Cauliflower Curry

Posted in Quick on July 11, 2009 | 10 Comments »

When my husband and I moved out of state six weeks ago, our friends threw us a good-bye party.  It was a potluck, and there was soo much good food.  The dish that stood out to me the most was this chickpea and cauliflower curry that my friend, Patti, made.  I liked it so much [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Tribute to Katherine Hepburn Brownies

Posted in Sweets, Tuesdays with Dorie on July 7, 2009 | 15 Comments »

There is a story behind these gingerbread men shaped brownies, but I’ll get to that in a bit.  I loved these brownies – I found they were pretty basic brownies with a nice, rich chocolate flavor.  I love adding cinnamon to chocolate goods.  I didn’t add any nuts, since I was sharing these with a [...]

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