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Bon Appétit: Sausages with White Beans in Tomato Sauce

January 14, 2010

This month’s post in my Bon Appétit series is the simple and comforting Sausages with White Beans in Tomato Sauce. They call it “rustic” (groan). I guess it’s inexpensive and hearty, plus it’s sloppy looking, which is now eponymous with rustic. I started by soaking beans. I go with the quick soak method, whereby you [...]

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Christmas

December 30, 2009

I meant to post this over the holiday, but whaddya know it, I got too caught up in the festivities (read: eating and drinking). One thing I love about Christmas is our family traditions. For instances, Christmas morning we always follow the same protocol. As soon as we get up and we’re ready to open [...]

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One Last Weekend Before Christmas

December 21, 2009

I can’t believe it’s already Christmas. It always sneaks up on me. So is it any shock that I’m behind on buying gifts? This Saturday I made a mad dash to try to wrap up my Christmas shopping, plus I needed to buy some stuff for a cheesy Christmas sweater/pot luck party that night. Instead [...]

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Eat on 30 – Day 2

October 13, 2009

day 1 dinner: black bean soup with polenta – cost: $1.79 I’m finally settling down after a long Day 2 of Eat On $30, which already has proven to be both rewarding and challenging. I’m definitely learning that under these budgetary constraints, dining out isn’t really an option, and when I have to cook on [...]

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Eat on 30

October 12, 2009

A few months ago, local food blogger/stylist/trendsetter Tami from Running With Tweezers created a challenge for herself called “Eat on 30”. Tami and a few others decided to see what it was like to eat off $30 for an entire week, which is slightly higher than the $21-$24 received per week by the average person [...]

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Tomato Tartare + French Onion Soup

October 7, 2009

Last weekend I got together with a few friends at a Thomas Keller inspired dinner party, generously hosted by Decatur Wine and Food Dude. I had an incredible time, drinking some killer wines (full list of the wines can be found on his post), but a couple of the dishes from the meal have been [...]

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Cali Pinot + C. Donatiello Wines

September 15, 2009

The 2009 Wine Bloggers Conference was in late July, but between lots of travel in August, work, and figuring out how the hell to use a Mac, I’m behind on some of the posts I’ve wanted to put up from that trip. I would like to attempt a video post from the WBC eventually, and [...]

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Quick Bite: Crema Mexicana

August 2, 2009

I’ve been on a major Tex-Mex kick in the kitchen the last two weeks, my bounty including enchiladas rojas, black beans with chorizo, grilled/stuffed poblanos, various forms of taquitos, and shrimp enchiladas verdes. The red chile sauce for the enchiladas rojas is fantastically easy, and the resulting sauce is wonderfully fragrant and spicy. The recipe [...]

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