Dueling Skillets

| July 30, 2010

Chicken breasts with a creamy almond sauce and an accompanying hash of potatoes, morel mushrooms, and fresh fava beans.

Thai Stuffed Zucchinis

| July 29, 2010

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A twist on the standard stuffed zucchini, this dish takes flavor inspiration from a Thai stir-fry of pork and basil, topped off with a fried egg.

Brazilian Chicken and Rice

| July 28, 2010

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A one-pot meal of dark-meat chicken braised on a creamy bed of coconut milk, tomato, rice and black-eyed peas.

Bombe Squad

| July 27, 2010

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The July 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was a Swiss roll-lined ice cream bombe. I chose to go with an almond and summer fruit theme, making almond cake, boysenberry jam and caramel, and apricot and honey-almond ice creams.

Almond Addiction

| July 26, 2010

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Addictively sweet and spicy gingered almonds add crunch to silky-smooth honey-almond ice cream, and make a fantastic topping for salads to boot.

Roasted Apricot Frozen Yogurt

| July 25, 2010

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Bright, creamy apricot frozen yogurt is just the thing for a hot summer evening.

Not Your Standard Rice Cakes

| July 23, 2010

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This recipe makes use of leftover risotto to fry up crispy-creamy risotto cakes, bursting with oozing mozzarella cheese and accompanied with a flavorful yogurt-based dip.

Paydirt

| July 21, 2010

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Tucking golden beets into a creamy porcini mushroom risotto with sage-buttered salmon was an excellent way to acclimate my palate to their earthy flavor.

Peas and Carrots

| July 20, 2010

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Your standard peas and carrots are transformed into basil-scented pillowy pea gnocchi garnished with crispy shoestring carrots.

Sourdough Pizzas

| July 19, 2010

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Two pizzas made with an impromptu sourdough crust.

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