Culinary in the Desert
Thursday, July 09, 2009

Strawberry-Basil Salad...

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One of the dishes we had tonight we actually made first a week or so ago, but Jeff requested that we have it again. While this Strawberry-B...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Lemon-Ginger Bundt Cake...

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One item we keep handy in the pantry is crystallized ginger, if for no other reason to snack on for a sweet treat that backs itself with a w...
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Monday, July 06, 2009

Asparagus-Ham Lasagna

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We picked up some asparagus from the market in anticipation of using it this week, but as the season has pretty much come to a close, it was...
Sunday, July 05, 2009

Four years!

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Jeff said to me this morning "Do you know what day it is today?" I said, "Um yeah... it's Sunday?". He looked at m...
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Saturday, July 04, 2009

On this Fourth...

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Happy Fourth of July ! I hope everyone is having a safe holiday! Jeff, the pups and I will be heading out to the deck soon to watch the ...
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Friday, July 03, 2009

Calabrese Potato Provolone Pizza

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You may have to do a little searching for one specialty ingredient in the Friday Night Pizza we made this evening, but I'll tell you now...
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Thursday, July 02, 2009

Next up... Freezer Jam!

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Because we wanted to preserve and enjoy the plethora of strawberries throughout the rest of the year, Jeff and I were already planning on ma...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Italian Meatball Burgers...

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For tonight's dinner, we took a pound of plain 'ol ground sirloin and ramped it up to make these Italian Meatball Burgers. Before ev...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Strawberry Cobbler...

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For this week's Wednesday Treat Day, I gave Jeff full control on what we would bring in. I did nudge him towards a few cookbooks and re...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

Crusted Pork Chops...

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Looking for a way to perk up a pound of lean pork chops and have a little extra time to get messy? I was, and did, which is why these Parme...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Chipotle Pulled Chicken...

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While we only talked about 5 new recipes I made this week, I did prepare a slew of others (including a few strawberry!) that we'll event...
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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Upside Down Rhubarb Cake

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Our rhubarb plants seem to still be going strong, so after plucking a bunch of stalks to stash in the freezer for later in the year, I took ...
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Friday, June 26, 2009

Pizza Sticks...

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Yesterday we checked out the berry patches on the hill and guess what... 8 1/2 more pounds of perfectly ripe berries! And today, while the ...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Holy buckets - the strawberries are here!

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So, we've been anticipating the first pick... we went out this afternoon to survey our plots and guess what we ended up with? Whoa baby ...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Gingerbread Bars...

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Today and tomorrow, Jeff is in meetings with his local co-workers, along with a few that had driven up or flew into Minneapolis to participa...
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Monday, June 22, 2009

Blueberry Cornmeal Pancakes...

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Jeff was excited to learn this morning that I was planning a breakfast-for-dinner night this evening, which was heightened when I told him i...
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Productive Saturday...

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We got through seven new recipes this week - the ones we selected as our favorites were the Caprese Pizza with Bacon , that decadent Chocola...
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