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Monthly Archives: May 2010

It’s not so complicated… Croque Monsieur
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Monday, May 31, 2010

Croque Monsieur Brunch May 31 Terry and I watched the movie, “It’s Complicated” on DVD last night. It was a cute comedy and we both liked it. The main character in the movie, Jane (Meryl Streep), owns a bakery in California and there was a scene where Jane made Croque Monsieur (French ham and cheese [...]

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Cheese Dip/Rosemary Sweet Spicy Nuts/Mojito and Other
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Cheese Dip and Sweet Spicy Nuts May 30, 2010 We had friends over for dinner last night, and I made this cheese dip and sweet spicy nuts for a little snack before dinner. The cheese dip is made with cream cheese, ranch dressing powder, pastrami, and green onion. This is my husband’s father’s wife’s recipe [...]

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Salmon and Shiso Sandwich
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Friday, May 28, 2010

Salmon and Shiso Sandwich Lunch May 21, 2010 This year I was able to find shiso (Japanese basil) at a farmer’s market (I was able to spot shiso about three years ago, and since it has not been seen anywhere until this year), and it’s growing very well in my herb planter. Here is my [...]

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Jumbo Meatball with Blue Cheese
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Jumbo Meatball with Blue Cheese Dinner May 23, 2010 I saw a chef making really large meatballs for his restaurant on Food Network the other day, and I thought it would be fun to make some myself. This meatball weighs over a half pound and it’s larger than a baseball! I added a little surprise [...]

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Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Breakfast May 22, 2010 Last Friday Terry came home from his business trip and said he wanted to eat lemon poppy seed muffins. He always gives me lots of great cooking ideas, but usually it’s not this specific (lol). Here are the lemon poppy seed muffins I made for him the [...]

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Rhubarb Steak Sauce
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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Steak with Rhubarb Sauce Dinner May 16, 2010 I thought it would be fun to use my homemade rhubarb jam for a non-dessert dish. Here is my rhubarb steak sauce. After taking a cooked steak out, deglaze the pan with white wine. Add chopped onion and reduce the wine. Add chicken stock, rhubarb jam, balsamic [...]

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Creamy Pasta with Sage and Wild Mushroom
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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Creamy Pasta with Sage and Wild Mushroom Dinner May 14, 2010 I modified this recipe, by adding garlic and wild mushrooms to the bread crumb mixture and also using egg noodle instead of macaroni. The mixture of Mascarpone and Parmesan cheese is so creamy and absolutely wonderful! I’d love to try different versions, like Mascarpone [...]

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Baked Cumin Chicken with Smokey BBQ Sauce
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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Baked Cumin Chicken with Smokey BBQ Sauce May 2, 2010 I usually like to marinate chicken overnight before cooking, but the other day I didn’t have enough time to do so. I still wanted to add a big flavor, and I decided to coat them with lots of spices before baking in the oven. You [...]

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Avocado and Corn Salad Open Sandwitch
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Avocado and Corn Salad Open Sandwich May 16, 2010 Avocado and corn salad on the slice of curry bacon bread. It was served with red quinoa and pea shoot salad. Avocado and Corn Salad: avocado, corn, mayo, chive, lemon juice, salt, pepper Please help us promote our blog by clicking on the following buttons. That [...]

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Curry Bread with Bacon and Black Pepper
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Curry Bread with Bacon and Black Pepper May 15, 2010 It’s a very flavorful bread. The kitchen smelled so good with curry when it was being baked. To make this bread, I modified the Boule recipe from “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” by Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg. I have mentioned this book [...]

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