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A fantastic recipe for braised lamb shanks with lentils. So aromatic and tender!
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Cocktail samosas! These are insanely good. Try both the chicken and the potato fillings.
Green chile hush puppies. Zippy little nuggets of fried cornbread goodness.
Campari mimosa - pretty.
Easy. Simple. Sinful. Sweet onion dip.
Sichuan Tofu and Celery Salad
Cream scones with black currants - perfect and essential for any afternoon tea.
Chewy brownies.
Chinese stir-fried chicken with snow peas, baby corn, straw mushrooms, and water chestnuts.
Homemade applesauce. Nothing beats it!
A neat spin on the beloved french fry - try eggplant fries with a drizzle of honey.
Alice's chocolate chip cookies - at sea level or at high altitude.
A great place to grab a bite in Boulder, Colorado - Pica's Mexican Taqueria. Try the tacos al pastor!
Learning to make Venezuelan arepas stuffed with carnitas, cheese, avocado, and topped with guasacaca (avocado salsa). Fabulous.
Meatball sandwich - messy, but good.
Time to make the apple cider doughnuts from Lara Ferroni's new book: Doughnuts. Enter to win a free copy of this gorgeous cookbook!
Soothing wonton soup is simple to make and simply wonderful to eat.
Snickerdoodles and my BlogHer Food 2010 San Francisco recap.
You can do more with that little pumpkin than bake a pie... try this fabulous pumpkin soup from Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef's new cookbook.
Parmesan and bacon crackers. Homemade. Totally awesome.
Chinese stir-fried scallops. This version is spicy, but you can make it mild. Just make sure you use fresh scallops.
Apple tarte tatin. That's fall calling your name, babycakes.
Thai chicken coconut soup (tom kah kai).
Pan-seared black cod fillet on a bed of summer corn, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes.
Mexican wedding cookies, and a wedding to boot!
Sautéed shishito peppers or padróns.
IFBC 2010 Seattle recap.
We had our first frost, so this means I've gotta stuff as many peaches down my gullet as possible... maybe some prosciutto-wrapped grilled peaches?
Before summer slips away, I had to get one pie in... a luscious blueberry pie. Yip!
Mmm, seasonal fresh figs piped with creamy Gorgonzola dolce blue cheese and drizzled in honey. A great appetizer to serve as summer winds down.
Fresh restaurant-style salsa del Norte - the way they do it in New Mexico.
White peach sorbet: refreshingly fruity and in season - a great way to cool it.
How about a savory galette with bacon, parmesan, goat cheese, and zucchini?
Red bell pepper honey vinaigrette on blackened grilled flank steak and salad greens.