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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My grandmother's chicken and dumplings
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
Chocolate & Zucchini
Cook the Book: The Southern Italian Table
potato gnocchi with butter and parmesan
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Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
i love those oil-cured black ones, although I fondly remember a kind we used to get in California called Graber that were very fine.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My grandmother's chicken and dumplings
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
Chocolate & Zucchini
Cook the Book: The Southern Italian Table
potato gnocchi with butter and parmesan
Cook the Book: Pumpkin Baking
Pumpkin whoopie pies from the Baked cookbook
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My first cookbook was a Junior Betty Crocker that had an insanely creepy jack-o-lantern cake. I lusted after that cake (and its candy corn teeth) but, alas, I don't recall ever making it.
Cook the Book: 'Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon'
It's the critical component in the best sandwich in the world: the BLT
Cook the Book: 'Dishing Up Vermont'
PA -- pretzels, cheesesteaks, corn, whoopie pies, shoo-fly pie
Cook the Book: 'Bite-Size Desserts'
We had these little egg custard pastries in Lisbon that were the most delectable treats ever -- and they also eat them for breakfast!
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Fried egg sandwiches are nice. So are poached eggs atop black beans with dollops of salsa and crema. Egg salad sandwiches on sourdough toast are pretty tasty. Spinach and swiss cheese omelets are good. And sometimes, I'll even make deviled eggs and eat them all myself.
Vive the humble egg!
Cook the Book: '100 Best Vegetarian Recipes'
fresh corn on the cob, tomatoes, and watermelon -- the best of summer!
Cook the Book: '660 Curries' by Raghavan Iyer
My first encounter was at a buffet and I was terrified! Everyone in my small Midwestern town had always warned me how spicy Indian food was and in that time (the 70's) and place, "spicy" was usually regarded with suspicion. . .
Now I think I could eat Indian food for every single meal!
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: A Piece of Cake
Nothing better in the world than a coconut cake with cream cheese icing and lots and lots of toasted coconut.
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Lemon Aid
Open a bottle of "Simply Lemondade" and enjoy.
Cook the Book: 'L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook'
Here in Lancaster, PA we have a wonderful downtown market -- in fact, it's the oldest farmers' market in the country. Whoopie pies, grass-fed beef, produce that was picked just a few hours earlier. My favorite stand is Hodecker's Celery -- a tiny little stand that offers the crunchiest, cleanest-tasting celery imaginable!
Summer reading and food: Anyone read these two or suggestions?
Stealing Buddha's Dinner by Bich Nguyen is a wonderful food-oriented memoir about a Vietnamese girl's attempt to assimilate into the U.S. in the 1970's. (She envied the Jiffy corn muffins of her elementary school friends while she ate pho at home.)
Also highly recommend Miriam's Kitchen by Elizabeth Ehrlich -- one woman's search for identity via the decision to keep a kosher kitchen.
Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
Really good Indian food
Cook the Book: 'Rustic Fruit Desserts'
strawberry-rhubarb pie
Cook the Book: 'Endangered Recipes' by Lari Robling
My grandmother and I would spend the afternoon picking blackberries in the Ohio countryside. We'd put bands around our pant legs and sleeves in order to thwart the chiggers that were waiting to pounce on us and then, later that day, she'd make us the best blackberry cobbler in the world.
Cook the Book: Eugenia Bone's 'Well-Preserved'
I'd like to learn to make marmalade that tastes as good as the high-end packaged versions.
Cook the Book: 'Bottega Favorita' by Frank Stitt
gnocchi with a lemon butter sauce
Cook the Book: 'Tacos'
La Super Rica in Santa Barbara, California. Still drooling at the memory -- a decade later.
Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'
Bacon, lettuce, and tomato pizza -- with crispy lardons, shreds of argula piled on after baking, and chunks of fresh, ripe tomatoes
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Any olive cured any way, I love them all. I have a small dish every day after work with a glass of wine. or beer. or whatever is available.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Blue-cheese stuffed olives, in a dirty vodka martini!
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
arbequina olives are my personal favorites - and not just because they're fun to say! as always, feta makes anything taste better and these two go great together
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I love ALL olives. The more the merrier. Kalamata, Black, Green, Nicoise bring it on! What a beautiful idea & a great opportunity! I would love to showcase this on my site!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Wild rice soup. Creamy and comforting.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My favorite family dinner is veggie lasagna
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My mom would make a dish with country ribs and sauerkraut that was so good! I'm glad I finally learned how to make it.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
peruvian chicken with rice and green beans
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I too prefer olives in their oil iteration.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
One of our favorites would be roasted turkey with dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, butternut squash, green bean casserole and homemade biscuits.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
I've always loved stew that's cooked all day in the slow cooker paired with a mixed green salad and freshly baked bread.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Our favorite dinner meal is Lasagne, baked potatoes, Caesar Salad, Garlic bread and cherry pie. garrettsambo@aol.com
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I'm not a fan of olives, but I do love olive oil!
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Kalamatas are amazing, but I'm a huge fan of the black Greek/Turkish ones, not sure of the name...
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Moroccan oil-cured are my favorite, the wrinkled ugly things.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Definitely meatloaf and mashed potatoes
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
When it gets cool, the husband likes to make turkey chili and I make the honey cornbread. So good!
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Nicoise are definitely my favorite, but I'm a sucker for jalapeno-stuffed green olives too!
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
kalamatas are popular in my house too
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Our fav meal is an oven roasted chicken with sides like green beans creamed potatoes and a nice dessert like cheese cake
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Deep fried breaded chicken breasts make with homemade super crunchy breadcrumbs :)
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Cold weather is chili time! Made with fresh tomatoes, chunks of steak and some diced habanero for a little extra kick. A big bowl of chili, caesar salad, and cheddary potato rolls are a truly memorable and satisfying meal.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Jalapeno stuffed green olive!
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Sunday Brunch: Aunt Patty's Coffee Cake
Posted by Robin Bellinger, November 8, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Sunday Brunch: Onion Custard Pie
Posted by Robin Bellinger, October 25, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Cook the Book: Mama Agata's Lemon Risotto
Posted by Caroline Russock, October 22, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Serious Eats Finds New York's Best Cheesecake
Posted by Carey Jones, October 19, 2009 at 10:00 AM
The Secret Ingredient (Liquid Smoke): Black Bean Soup with Smoked Sour Cream
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The Fake Shack (or the Shack Burger at Home)
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Dinner Tonight: Spinach and Chickpea Curry
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Seriously Meatless: Tortilla Casserole
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Dinner Tonight: Curried Sweet Potato Soup with Apricots
Posted by Nick Kindelsperger, October 14, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Cook the Book: Spiced Pumpkin Muffins with Pepitas
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Dinner Tonight: Pasta Carbonara with Ricotta
Posted by Blake Royer, October 15, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Dinner Tonight: Braised Lentils with Winter Greens and a Fried Egg
Posted by Blake Royer, October 13, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Joseph Leonard for Lunch: Next Stop, Yummyville?
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Healthy & Delicious: Turkey Sausage and Arugula with Whole-Wheat Pasta
Posted by Kristen Swensson, September 21, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Seriously Italian: Walnut Bread from Umbria
Posted by Gina DePalma, September 17, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Cook the Book: Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Posted by Caroline Russock, September 17, 2009 at 12:45 PM
My Mother's Chicken Escarole Soup
Posted by The Serious Eats Team, September 17, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Dinner Tonight: Spicy Roasted Tomato and Pepper Sauce
Posted by Blake Royer, September 17, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Meat Lite: Eggplant, Chicken, and Smoked Mozzarella Sandwiches
Posted by Tara Mataraza Desmond, September 15, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Cook the Book: Maple Crème Caramel
Posted by Caroline Russock, September 10, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Seriously Meatless: Mole Aproximado
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Serious Heat: Silky, Spicy Mole Sauce
Posted by Andrea Lynn, September 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Dinner Tonight: Soy-Marinated Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Posted by Blake Royer, September 3, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Meat Lite: Easy Eggplant and Bread Salad
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i love those oil-cured black ones, although I fondly remember a kind we used to get in California called Graber that were very fine.