Culinary in the Desert
Friday, April 06, 2007

Just a simple pasta salad...

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Well, I may have gone a touch heavy on pasta recipes this week - but, it seems we have a never-ending supply (darn sales!) sitting in the pa...
Thursday, April 05, 2007

Only had to buy a red pepper for this Hoisin Beef and Edamame Noodle dish!

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After last night's dinner , I still had just about half a pound of raw flank steak left over. When I was doing the menu planning on Sat...
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Tacos with an Asian flare...

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We've had a busy past couple of days in the kitchen, so I decided to take it easy tonight with dinner. This weekend when I was checking ...
Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Transforming a classic pie into a cupcake...

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March does not strike me as being spring-like even though the "official" start happens then. April feels much more like it as the...
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Monday, April 02, 2007

Fantastic cake and delicious dinner

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The last time I made a large angel food cake was back in January of '06 ... I love them and really don't know why we have not made ...
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Sunday, April 01, 2007

Chewy ginger cookies...

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Another week has flown by and we are slowly working into springtime... that means it is almost time for the farmer's market to open! W...
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Saturday, March 31, 2007

Unexpected carrot cupcake spree...

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I did not have any plans to bake today, but while I was trying to organize the monster stacks of to-try recipes, I came across a cupcake tha...
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Friday, March 30, 2007

A couple of fresh and light dishes...

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We made a fresh, tangy and a little unusual slaw to have with dinner tonight. In this Fruit Slaw , there are four kinds of diced fruit that...
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Thursday, March 29, 2007

A new spin on chicken and rice...

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One of our favorite staples to have in the freezer is edamame - simply boiled and seasoned with salt, the beans by themselves make for a qui...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Chili and cornbread night...

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Just a few days ago, we made a quite sweet version of cornbread in some Sweet Corn Muffins that were more suitable for breakfast or a mid-mo...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Hmm... well they may not look right, but the cookies still taste good!

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We've had pretty good success with the treats that I've been making for the Weekly Wednesday Treat Day. I don't know if today...
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Monday, March 26, 2007

Waking up the tastebuds...

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Sometimes nothing can satisfy a craving like a simple dinner of meat and potatoes - Jeff was asking for this pair as I was doing the menu pl...
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Sunday, March 25, 2007

Easy chicken dish on a beautiful spring day...

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10 new recipes made this week - our favorites were the Spinach Ricotta Rotini , Chocolate Waffle Cookies and the Cinnamon-Apple Bars with P...
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Saturday, March 24, 2007

Cinnamon-Apple Bars with Peanut Butter Glaze...

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I was on a mission to bake this morning and it had been a couple weeks since we cracked open the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking book ....
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Friday, March 23, 2007

Taking a step out of baked pasta...

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Typically when we make a baked pasta dish, you need to haul out the big pot, wait for it to boil and then allow for the time it takes to coo...
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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Biscotti's endless variations...

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I know, I know... yes I made yet another biscotti recipe today! Soon we will have to open up a recipe section just for them - I can't h...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Roasted cauliflower and creamy bowties...

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When I was at the market Sunday picking out the produce we needed for the recipes this week, I noticed that the orange "variety" o...
Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Dust off those waffle irons!

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Tuesday brings us yet another round of baking for the Weekly Wednesday Treat Day that we've started at Jeff's office! I've been...
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Monday, March 19, 2007

Filling up with a Hearty Peasant Soup

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The first (and last) time we tried broccoli rabe , we found it a bit flavorless and too bitter for our tastes - however, we decided to give ...
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Sunday, March 18, 2007

Crunchy barbeque biscuits for the pups...

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Since we were gone last week, we were really just playing catch-up on recipes we made the week before - but, over the last weeks worth of po...
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