Culinary in the Desert
Monday, July 02, 2007

What's ahead and where we have been...

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You may have noticed that we missed a post yesterday - it turned into a very long day and we were pretty tired by the time we arrived home. ...
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Saturday, June 30, 2007

Leftover ricotta in the fridge? I've got just the recipe for you...

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Sometimes we may have to halve a recipe if it makes too much for just us two or if the leftovers won't hold well for a couple days. Thi...
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Friday, June 29, 2007

Gumbo without the guilt...

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Gumbo recipes are usually thickened with a roux made with quite a bit of oil, but this Chicken and Sausage Gumbo we had a few days ago uses...
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Thursday, June 28, 2007

Speckled flatbreads and an interesting spinach-bake...

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Still have a few more recipes to go until we are somewhat caught up on the ones we have been waiting to post about. These two recipes I...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Will these chocolate cookies bring world peace? I don't know, but I'd settle for a house sale...

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Well, we were without internet access yesterday... so I was not able to get the post up for the weekly Wednesday Treat Day. Jeff, however, ...
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Monday, June 25, 2007

Meatballs... minus the meat!

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Now that most of the project has been completed, things are finally starting to slow down around the house and I actually had some time last...
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Sunday, June 24, 2007

Coming up with a cookie to use some unusual baking chips...

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We ended up with 9 new recipes for us this week - our favorites this round were the Maple Walnut Cake , Fresh Pea and Edamame Risotto with F...
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Saturday, June 23, 2007

Can it get better than gorgeous fresh strawberries and lots of chocolate?

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I mentioned in yesterday's post about a sweet treat I made involving strawberries and chocolate, but it needed to rest in the refrigera...
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Friday, June 22, 2007

Pushing new flavor combinations...

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Hmm, I think I was being a little ambitious when I was preparing the menu for tonight. By the time I had dinner ready, the kitchen was quite...
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Thursday, June 21, 2007

A risotto not quite as intended, but it may just be better!

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Sometimes I either can't get a specific ingredient that a recipe calls for or when I go to the market, the ingredient just does not look...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Simple chicken and rice...

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I knew I was not able to devote a bunch of time to make dinner tonight, so when I was planning the menu this week, I picked out a recipe tha...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Lots of fruit used up today!

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While not quite as enormous as my blueberry stash, I do have a few bags of cranberries inside the chest freezer in the garage. Since they h...
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Monday, June 18, 2007

To make or not to make...

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Every once in awhile, I come across a recipe that has an ingredient or two that looks a little out of place or the combination just sounds o...
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Sunday, June 17, 2007

Sweet maple goodness...

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This week flew by with 10 new recipes again for us - our favorites this time were the Peanut Butter Graham Cookies , Pepperoni Biscotti and...
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Saturday, June 16, 2007

Plowing through the blueberry stash in the freezer...

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Another blueberry recipe today... my supply of wild blueberries in the freezer is dwindling down, but I still have quite a bit left. The fr...
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Friday, June 15, 2007

Biscotti... pepperoni style?

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By now, you have to know just how much we really enjoy sweet biscotti, but every once in a while we go b-a-n-a-n-a-s and make a savory versi...
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Thursday, June 14, 2007

More buns and a zesty pasta dish...

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I didn't bake anything new today, but I did throw together another batch of these fantastic hamburger buns that we love so much. I di...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Woo... spicy!

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As you will see below, dinner was fairly labor intensive, so I wanted to keep the side tonight quick and easy. I was able to prepare this Ne...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Caramel treats and you used what as a pizza base???

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What would Tuesday be without baking for the weekly Wednesday Treat Day? I asked Jeff this weekend what he thought might be good to bring i...
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Monday, June 11, 2007

No lettuce in this salad!

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Just a quick note to start - the recipe sections to the left have been brought up to date! When thinking about salads, the first thing that ...
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