Julie | October 27, 2009

The October 2009 Daring Bakers challenge featured that delicate and refined French confection, the macaron. My ganache-filled chocolate macarons in no way resembled the classic cookie, but they still tasted great.
Category: Baking, Foodblog Events, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, World Cuisines |
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Tags: almond, bake, chocolate, cookie, Daring Bakers, French, ganache
Julie | October 19, 2009

This easy recipe for potato gratins built in a muffin tin, from the winner of The Next Food Network Star, Melissa d’Arabian, is absolutely brilliant, adaptable, and a new favorite side dish in our home. And the chicken is alright too.
Category: Dinner, Meat, Sides |
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Tags: bake, cheese, chicken, cream, gold star, Gruyere, onion, pan-roast, potato
Julie | October 19, 2009

A savory chicken and potato stew, laced with leeks and greens, and flavored with Dijon mustard. Perfect fare for fall and winter weather.
Category: Dinner, Meat, Soups |
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Tags: chicken, gold star, greens, leek, mustard, potato, stew, thyme, white wine
Julie | October 18, 2009

I’ve been trying to emulate the orange chicken from Panda Express at home for quite a while, and this recipe is the first one that really gets close. Orange juice concentrate gives a big punch of flavor, and shallow-frying the dredged chicken before tossing it in the sauce gets us that crunchy texture.
Category: Dinner, Meat, World Cuisines |
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Tags: chicken, Chinese, fry, garlic, ginger, gold star, orange, soy, stir-fry
Julie | October 4, 2009

A light summer meal of boneless chicken and zucchini spears, marinated in doctored hoisin sauce and grilled.
Category: Dinner, Meat, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: chicken, Chinese, ginger, grill, hoisin, ponzu, scallion, zucchini
Julie | October 3, 2009

A delicious stewy Italian soup made from homemade pasta and the elusive fresh shelling beans, in this case purple-tinged rattlesnake beans.
Category: Dinner, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Pastas, Soups, World Cuisines |
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Tags: farmer's market, fresh pasta, Italian, pork, shelling beans, tomato