Julie | September 30, 2007

The September 2007 Daring Bakers challenge featured cinnamon rolls and sticky buns from The Bread Baker’s Apprentice. I made both varieties, and capped everything off with the announcement of my pregnancy (another “bun in the oven”).
Category: Baking, Breakfast, Foodblog Events, Persnickety Bits |
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Tags: baby, bake, caramel, cinnamon, Daring Bakers, pecan, rolls
Julie | September 29, 2007

Fresh sardines with pepperonata, 7-hour leg of lamb, and pork chops with a garlic-cream sauce.
Category: Dinner, Meat, Pastas, Seafood, World Cuisines |
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Tags: braise, chops, cream, fish, garlic, Italian, lamb, pork, sardine
Julie | September 24, 2007

A whole crimson snapper baked rather spectacularly in a coarse salt crust.
Category: Dinner, Seafood, World Cuisines |
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Tags: fish, Italian, red snapper, roast, salt
Julie | September 18, 2007

A favorite childhood recipe for crayon-purple Concord grape pie with a simple sugary streusel.
Category: Baking, Foodblog Events, Fruits |
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Tags: bake, crust, grape, pie, streusel
Julie | September 17, 2007

Pork-ricotta meatballs made with utterly fresh, homemade ricotta cheese.
Category: Dairy, Dinner, Meat, Pastas |
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Tags: dried pasta, meatball, pork, ricotta, veal
Julie | September 14, 2007

Noil’s Noodles—a straight-up Americanized version of what was once a Thai noodle dish—may not be much to look at, but always hits the spot when I’m feeling low.
Category: Breakfast, Dinner, Foodblog Events, Fruits, Lunch, Meat, Pastas, World Cuisines |
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Tags: anchovy, apple, bacon, bake, broccoli, chicken, dried pasta, eggs, fry, Italian, soy
Julie | September 11, 2007

A short review of Super Natural Cooking, by Heidi Swanson.
Category: Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Reviews, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: cookbook, review
Julie | September 10, 2007

I actually won a contest! Plus, a review of Morimoto’s cookbook.
Category: Foodblog Events, Persnickety Bits, Reviews |
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Tags: cookbook, review
Julie | September 9, 2007

My mother’s savory recipe for beef stew, one of my childhood favorites.
Category: Meat, Soups |
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Tags: beef, carrot, onion, potato, stew
Julie | September 8, 2007

A review of Woodstock water-buffalo yogurt, naturally thick as cheesecake.
Category: Dairy, Reviews, Snacks |
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Tags: review, yogurt