Julie | March 29, 2011

Antipasto pasta salad may be tasty, but it pales in comparison to gooey, chocolatey s’mores cupcakes with toasted marshmallow meringue frosting. The perfect treat for a third birthday celebration!
Category: Baking, Dessert, Lunch, Pastas, World Cuisines |
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Tags: artichoke, bake, birthday, broil, cake, chocolate, dried pasta, graham cracker, Italian, marshmallow, piping, provolone, soppressata, yogurt
Julie | March 28, 2011

A brief announcement about a change in our circumstances.
Category: Persnickety Bits |
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Tags: baby
Julie | March 17, 2011

My first experiment with pickling meat—corned beef brisket, to be exact! This recipe is nitrate-free.
Category: Dinner, Meat, World Cuisines |
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Tags: beef, braise, cabbage, holiday, Irish, pickle, potato
Julie | March 16, 2011

Fancy food for weeknights: garlicky prawns, pan-seared steaks, and cheesecake. What more could you ask for?
Category: Dairy, Dessert, Dinner, Meat, Seafood |
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Tags: bake, beef, butter, cake, cream cheese, garlic, red wine, shrimp, steak
Julie | March 14, 2011

An Indian-inspired meal for the Indian-averse palate: Yogurt-rubbed roast chicken with tandoori spices, and an aromatic rice pilaf with peas and homemade paneer cheese.
Category: Dairy, Dinner, Meat, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Sides, World Cuisines |
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Tags: chicken, ghee, Indian, pan-fry, paneer, pea, rice, ricotta, roast, spices, yogurt
Julie | March 7, 2011

Chicken in a creamy sauce of onions, poblano chiles and sour cream—an easy and very flavorful Mexican dish, albeit not the most photogenic thing I’ve made lately.
Category: Dairy, Dinner, Meat, World Cuisines |
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Tags: bake, chicken, fermentation, Mexican, poblano, roast, sour cream
Julie | March 6, 2011

Chicken roasted with lemon curd and salmon roasted with lemon slices: two very different, but equally delicious uses for Meyer lemons.
Category: Fruits, Seafood |
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Tags: caramelize, couscous, dill, lemon, pea, roast, salmon
Julie | March 5, 2011

These little pork meatballs, served in pitas with an aromatic yogurt sauce, keep defying my descriptions, but their vaguely Middle Eastern/Mediterranean flavors had me salivating nonetheless.
Category: Dairy, Dinner, Meat, World Cuisines |
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Tags: bell pepper, garlic, meatball, mint, pita, pork, preserved lemon, spices, yogurt
Julie | March 2, 2011

Salmon florentine baked in a pretty phyllo wrapper: creamy, crunchy, and oh so savory!
Category: Dinner, Seafood, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: bake, goat cheese, greens, phyllo, salmon