Culinary in the Desert
Monday, June 04, 2007

Never too warm for soup!

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We finally got a good dose of rain yesterday and as the storm left this morning, it finally brought a fresh, cool and clean breeze through t...
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Sunday, June 03, 2007

Making good use of day-old bread...

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10 more new recipes for us this week - even through all of the craziness that has been going on around here! I would have to say that the S...
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Saturday, June 02, 2007

Yes, those are more brownies below!

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So I was feeling a little guilty about those decadent brownies we made the other day and I was going to wait a few more days until I baked ...
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Friday, June 01, 2007

Getting some use out of our fresh basil...

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You may have noticed we've been using more and more fresh herbs lately, especially basil and mint, as the plants are finally starting to...
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Thursday, May 31, 2007

Speedy southwestern-inspired pasta dish on busy weeknight...

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Thanks for all of the encouragement on the house selling - we've done a lot of work on the inside and not nearly enough time to enjoy it...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Say what??

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I guess it is time to share the news we alluded to a couple weeks ago and let you in on why we have been so busy. I honestly can't beli...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

This chocolate treat should come with a warning label!

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We are back again with another edition of baking for the Weekly Wednesday Treat Day that Jeff brings in to share with his co-workers. It wi...
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Monday, May 28, 2007

Could it get any better? BBQ sandwiches, watermelon salad and cookies!

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Since Jeff had the day off, we were able to get a lot of stuff done around the house and I thought it would be nice to have a little mini pi...
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Sunday, May 27, 2007

That's one large hunk of bread!

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9 new recipes for us this week - our top picks were the Chocolate Chip Rugelach , Toasted Millet with Parmesan and the Salted Cashew-Crunch...
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Saturday, May 26, 2007

No flour needed in these crunchy cookies...

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You know by now that we are fans of the salty and sweet combination, especially in cookies. We have made some Sweet and Salty Peanut Chocol...
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Friday, May 25, 2007

Be sure to make enough for leftovers!

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We are big fans of leftovers so we have something easy and ready-to-go for lunch the next day. Even though I am usually just making dinner ...
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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Expanding the pantry with another new grain...

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We tried out another new-to-us whole grain in tonight's side of Toasted Millet with Parmesan . Millet are tiny little pearls and can co...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Simple seafood kebabs done inside or out...

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We don't often make recipes that involve seafood and when we do, it is more likely to use shrimp as Jeff seems to like them the most. I...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

The treat may have taken awhile to complete, but at least dinner was done in a snap!

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Oh yes... more baking for the Weekly Wednesday Treat Day was done in the kitchen today. Although, it was hard to want to be inside this mor...
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Monday, May 21, 2007

Bringing the southwest to us...

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It was just one week ago today that we posted the pictures about the just-born baby birds right outside the front door. We peaked in the ...
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Sunday, May 20, 2007

The wonderful world of cheesecakes...

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Wee! 11 new recipes this past week - the standouts for us were the Northwest Waldorf Salad , Sausage and Pepper Calzones , and the Tropical...
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Saturday, May 19, 2007

I'll close my eyes and pretend I'm on an island while I eat these...

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If you've looked in the baked goods section to the left, you have probably noticed we tend to make a lot of muffins. I've said it b...
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Friday, May 18, 2007

Soup night...

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There are some big changes happening around here (however, it has nothing to do with the website!) and we are finding that we have less and ...
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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Spicy Asian Noodles with Chicken

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Spicy Asian Noodles with Chicken (Adapted from CL) 6.75 ounce package thin rice sticks 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, divided 1 tablespo...
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Working with corn in two ways...

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I know it isn't quite into the season yet, but I couldn't pass up the fresh white corn at the market this afternoon. It may not be ...
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