Culinary in the Desert
Monday, September 11, 2006

Hey... that's my basil, not yours!

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While we were at the farmers market getting pears on Saturday, I also had to pick up a couple things in anticipation of tonight's dinner...
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Sunday, September 10, 2006

Yes, cookies are still good when made without butter!

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First week in September was a busy one with 13 new recipes! Our favorites were the Simple Chicken and Oat Groat Soup , Basil and Three-Chee...
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Saturday, September 09, 2006

Another way to use up maple sugar...

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When we went to the farmers market this morning, I had to pick up a couple fresh pears as this was the first weekend I noticed them. I alrea...
Friday, September 08, 2006

Pilaf and Orange Chicken...

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For tonight's dinner, I started off by making a Multigrain Pilaf with Sunflower Seeds . This recipe uses pearl barley again for a second...
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Thursday, September 07, 2006

From muffins to soup and finishing with a bannock... but what's a bannock?

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We really liked the Spiced Zucchini Bars with Cranberries and Pecans , so I was looking around for another sweet dish to try and use up the ...
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Clearing the sinuses....

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For tonight's dinner, we took a ride on the spicy side with a recipe for Dirty Rice . The original recipe called for white long grain ri...
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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Crunch all around... from sweet to savory!

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Another round of baking today for the weekly Wednesday Treat Day we have started at Jeff's new office. We've done some heavy items f...
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Monday, September 04, 2006

Updates on the house....

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Before we get started with tonight's dinner, we have a couple updates to share. Before we moved to Phoenix, and while living there, ever...
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Sunday, September 03, 2006

Lazy morning breakfast....

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Well we are being pretty consistent now - 11 new recipe again this week! We had a hard time choosing the highlights as this was a really tas...
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Saturday, September 02, 2006

Cake... do you need to have a reason to make one?

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Whole cakes are one baked good I don't make often enough as it sometimes seems like a bit too much for just 2 people. I would normally m...
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Friday, September 01, 2006

Quick healthy dinner...

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What a dreary day! The storm formally known as "Ernesto" has been giving us rain all day long - but nothing really too heavy yet. ...
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Thursday, August 31, 2006

Breakfast or dessert... you choose!

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As you have seen, I make the majority of the snacks in the house - all sorts of biscotti, cookies, muffins and granola bars. If we won't...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Fresh, colorful and full of flavor...

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After the brownies yesterday, we thought it be best we kept tonight's dinner leaning more towards the lighter side. To start us off, I m...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Three words.... Obscene Chocolate Love

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When we want something extremely decadent, I would usually turn to our favorite brownie recipe . But since I was going to turn this into a t...
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Monday, August 28, 2006

Soupy outside... soupy inside!

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We have been pretty dry around here... so much that the grass has that dusty brown hue that we had to live with in Phoenix. Tonight the drop...
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Sunday, August 27, 2006

No oven soon... can we do without?

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We kept the ball goin' again this week with 11 new recipes. This week's highlights for us were the Braised Carrots , Toasted Cocon...
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Saturday, August 26, 2006

Don't be afraid... it's just zucchini!

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Zucchini in baked goods sometimes weirds people out, usually because you can see the threads inside, but I don't find that you can reall...
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Friday, August 25, 2006

Too much cheese? Never!

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Often times I find myself in the kitchen prepping a meal that some people would consider a side, and serving it as a main dish by just incre...
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Thursday, August 24, 2006

Sweet bite-sized treats...

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I love to bake items that are one or two bite treats as they are great for keeping portion size in line and they are just fun to eat. I wa...
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Pushing the limits with a spicy curry...

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I should preface tonight's dinner post by saying that I have never really made something like this (well, we did have something kind of ...
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