Culinary in the Desert
Friday, March 31, 2006

Quick dinner...

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Tonight dinner, Chicken-Peanut Chow Mein , is fast to cook so it helps to have all the prep work done ahead of time to keep things moving. Y...
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Thursday, March 30, 2006

Refreshing change to biscotti...

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I mentioned on Sunday that we were going to be using a new herb in a sweet recipe. I have been drying some lavender blossoms from our plant...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Using up some pantry stuff....

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Tonight's dinner, Penne and Chicken Tenderloins with Spiced Tomato Sauce , used up a few pantry items that were itching to be used. Chun...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Resisting the temptation....

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Lots to talk about today! Let's start off with the sweet side of things. Since today is Tuesday I had to get the Wednesday Treat Day goo...
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Monday, March 27, 2006

Workin' on some new veggies

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Okay, so there are a couple of vegetables that I've steered clear from using in the past as Jeff pronounced them as " I don't l...
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Sunday, March 26, 2006

Peeking ahead...

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This week was a little slower in the kitchen with only 8 new recipes. The ones that stood out the most for us were the Lime-Glazed Cookies ...
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Saturday, March 25, 2006

Raiding the pantry....

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I had some extra cream cheese to use up this morning so I went looking in the pantry to see what else I had on hand to use up. I found half ...
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Friday, March 24, 2006

Ahh... not too hot here - yet!

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What a nice spring time day in Phoenix today. We had the doors and windows open as it was sunny and 85 with a nice cool breeze that swept th...
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Thursday, March 23, 2006

Busy in the kitchen...

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I was given some dried raspberries a couple weeks ago from Trader Joe's and I've been looking for something to use them in. I found...
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Already thinking of lunch tomorrow...

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We wanted to start off by saying a big Congratulations to Anna from Cookie Madness who won the $1 millon dollar grand prize at the Pillsbur...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Zesty cookies...

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I got the baking done for Wednesday Treat Day as usual today. I mentioned on Sunday that we were going to be using Limes in a cookie this ...
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Monday, March 20, 2006

Oozing with love...

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We have done a stuffed meatloaf before that we both really enjoyed. When I spotted the recipe for tonight's dinner, I was attracted to ...
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Sunday, March 19, 2006

Recapping the week...

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Busy week! We made 11 new recipes... a pretty successful week with a few sweet stand-outs. The Oreo Truffle Balls , Ricotta-Cheese Cookie...
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Saturday, March 18, 2006

Colorful biscotti....

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I mentioned last Sunday that I would be using some Jelly Beans to try out a recipe for the upcoming holiday. I'm pretty happy with the ...
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Friday, March 17, 2006

One pot meal...

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A lot of the recipes we do end up using quite a few pots and pans, making for lots of clean up afterwards. I love making dinners that use on...
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Thursday, March 16, 2006

Cookies with a surprise ingredient...

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Cookies cookies cookies... so many different types, yet so little time to try them all! We usually prefer a cookie that is chewy/crisp, but ...
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Back to kneading...

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The last loaf of bread I made was the Marbled Rye from a couple months ago. Since we finished the last of it from the freezer during the we...
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Requested repeat for Wednesday Treat Day

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Occasionally Jeff gets requests for things we have made for Wednesday Treat Days in the past that went over very well. He received one late ...
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Monday, March 13, 2006

Unusual, but surprisingly good...

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But first we have to get to dessert... We have made scones once before , but I've been wanting to try out another recipe. The technique ...
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Sunday, March 12, 2006

Right around the corner....

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A total of 10 new recipes this week with the stand-outs for us being the Macaroni Salad with Gorgonzola and Whole Wheat-Date Bars . As you ...
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