Julie | August 31, 2010

A crowd-pleaser from my childhood: baked balls of stuffing mixed with onion, spinach and melty cheese.
Category: Appetizers, Sides, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: bake, bread, greens, mozzarella, spinach
Julie | August 23, 2010

Chard stems and okra pickled in vinegar are my contributions for this week’s Preserve the Bounty challenge.
Category: Appetizers, Foodblog Events, Sides, Snacks, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: chard, garlic, greens, okra, pickle, preservation, vinegar
Julie | July 13, 2010

Dolmades two ways: an impromptu riff with collard greens and leftover bulgar pilaf, and a more traditional version with fresh grape leaves and a vegetarian filling.
Category: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Meat, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Veggies and Salads, World Cuisines |
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Tags: beef, bulgur, grape, Greek, greens, lentil, rice
Julie | June 21, 2010

Wild salmon is served with a thyme beurre blanc and some delicious little patties made from fennel fronds, of all things.
Category: Appetizers, Seafood, Sides, Veggies and Salads, World Cuisines |
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Tags: bake, beurre blanc, fennel, Italian, lemon, pan-fry, Romano, salmon, thyme
Julie | June 7, 2010

Fried onions are yummy, no matter how you make them! Included are simple recipes for french-fried or haystack onions—perfect for all garnishing all sorts of foods—and crisp buttermilk-dredged onion rings with a dipper of homemade yogurt ranch dressing.
Category: Appetizers, Sides, Veggies and Salads, World Cuisines |
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Tags: chives, dill, fry, mayonnaise, mustard, onion, salad dressing, spices, yogurt
Julie | May 18, 2010

A homemade version of the popular Wheat Thin crackers, perfect for snacking.
Category: Appetizers, Baking, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Snacks |
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Tags: baby, bake, cracker, whole grain
Julie | January 24, 2010

This is a summary post overviewing the meals and baked goods I made over the holidays, concluding with the highlight of my father making ebelskivers.
Category: Appetizers, Baking, Breakfast, Dinner, Meat, Persnickety Bits, Sides, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: apple, bacon, bake, beef, Brussels sprout, carrot, chicken, cookie, cornbread, cream, Danish, fry, goat cheese, miso, molasses, mushroom, mustard, onion, pancake, pecan, pie, porcini, potato, pumpkin, quick bread, roast, sherry, souffle, spices, stuffing, tart, truffle oil, turkey, walnut, white chocolate, yam
Julie | June 14, 2009

The June 2009 Daring Cooks challenged featured potstickers or gyoza with homemade wrappers, and allowed me to work on my pleating technique.
Category: Appetizers, Dinner, Foodblog Events, Meat, World Cuisines |
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Tags: broccoli, Chinese, Daring Cooks, filled pasta, ginger, mushroom, pork, soy
Julie | April 7, 2009

My son’s first birthday party, celebrated with homemade breadsticks and hummus, stuffed peppers, and a fabulously messy devil’s food white-out cake.
Category: Appetizers, Baking, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Snacks |
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Tags: baby, bake, bread, cake, chocolate, dip, entertaining, spices, spread, yeast
Julie | October 12, 2008

These crisp fritters transform eggplant into a vehicle for dipping in spicy muhammara; Moroccan chicken skewers round out the meal.
Category: Appetizers, Dinner, Meat, Sides, Veggies and Salads, World Cuisines |
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Tags: chicken, dip, eggplant, fry, Moroccan, picky, spices, spread