Julie | February 27, 2010

The February 2010 Daring Baker’s challenge featured that coffee-lover’s dream, tiramisu, with homemade ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese. My version substituted vanilla and chai teas for the coffee and Marsala wine, since we don’t drink either.
Category: Baking, Dairy, Foodblog Events, World Cuisines |
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Tags: bake, cookie, cream, Daring Bakers, Italian, mascarpone, spices, tea, vanilla
Julie | February 9, 2010

This smooth red lentil soup is seasoned with garam masala and other Indian spices, and garnished with dollops of garlicky yogurt and a rice timbale.
Category: Dinner, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Soups, World Cuisines |
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Tags: bake, bread, carrot, garlic, Indian, lentil, rice, smoked paprika, spices, yeast, yogurt
Julie | February 8, 2010

A boneless chicken recipe pairing red wine with the traditional Chinese technique of red cooking, essentially a braise of soy, brown sugar, and 5-spice.
Category: Dinner, Meat, Sides, Veggies and Salads, World Cuisines |
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Tags: braise, chicken, Chinese, garlic, ginger, red wine, scallion, soy, spices
Julie | February 6, 2010

A quick cake for satisfying your chocoholic needs.
Category: Baking |
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Tags: bake, cake, chocolate, chocolate chip, gold star, yogurt
Julie | February 5, 2010

A trio of salmon recipes: Roasted with caper-anchovy butter; sauteed and served under a satiny beurre rouge sauce; and crusted with crispy rounds of potato, with a simple salmon mousse serving as edible glue and a grainy mustard vinaigrette cutting the richness of the fish.
Category: Dinner, Seafood, World Cuisines |
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Tags: anchovy, butter, capers, cream, goat cheese, gold star, herbs, leftovers, pan-roast, potato, red wine, roast, salmon, shallot, vinaigrette
Julie | February 4, 2010

An incredibly simple recipe for braised pork carnitas that delivers a huge punch of flavor.
Category: Dinner, Meat, Sides, World Cuisines |
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Tags: ancho, boneless ribs, braise, garlic, gold star, leftovers, Mexican, onion, pan-fry, pork, tortilla
Julie | February 3, 2010

This method transforms all your leftover fish (even fish and chips!) into crisp-outside, tender-inside fishcakes.
Category: Seafood, World Cuisines |
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Tags: cod, dill, dip, fish, garlic, greens, leftovers, mayonnaise, pan-fry, salmon, yogurt