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Homemade Chocolate Syrup and Milk

Fabulous. I've been looking for a better option than the standard stuff with corn syrup.

crankycakes at 6:13PM on 03/19/11

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Make Almond Joys from Scratch

Why, that looks like it would do quite nicely indeed.

crankycakes at 4:07PM on 02/09/11

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Bacony Swiss chard with miso grilled steak

Bacon *and* miso? Umami-o-rama!

crankycakes at 5:09PM on 07/20/10

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Gluten-Free Tuesday: Blueberry Cobbler

Looks great! A GF friend just gave me her idea for an egg white & sweet potato puree topping for cobbler that I'll be trying soon too.

crankycakes at 12:44PM on 07/08/10

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Homemade Chocolate Syrup and Milk

Fabulous. I've been looking for a better option than the standard stuff with corn syrup.

crankycakes at 6:13PM on 03/19/11

From Sweets

Make Almond Joys from Scratch

Why, that looks like it would do quite nicely indeed.

crankycakes at 4:07PM on 02/09/11

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Bacony Swiss chard with miso grilled steak

Bacon *and* miso? Umami-o-rama!

crankycakes at 5:09PM on 07/20/10

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Gluten-Free Tuesday: Blueberry Cobbler

Looks great! A GF friend just gave me her idea for an egg white & sweet potato puree topping for cobbler that I'll be trying soon too.

crankycakes at 12:44PM on 07/08/10

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Orange-Ginger Mignonette

Pictures of oysters make me want to cry now!

crankycakes at 9:34PM on 05/02/10

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Cook the Book: Peanut Butter and Jelly Bread

I think this could officially turn me into my 7-year old's personal food hero.

crankycakes at 2:50PM on 04/08/10

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How to Make Peepshi = Peeps Sushi

My love for Serious Eats has reached previously unimaginable heights. Thank you, friends, thank you.

crankycakes at 9:56PM on 04/05/10

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Dinner Tonight: Velvet Chicken

Can't wait to try this. I definitely can picture this being goodness that goes on all week long ... dinner ala roast chicken with western-type sides, maybe in wraps or steamed buns or summer rolls, soup, ooh I just can't wait.

crankycakes at 8:49PM on 03/03/10

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Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

Gorgeous! Can't wait to try this out.

crankycakes at 10:26PM on 10/07/09

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Grilling: Green Chile Cheeseburger

Um, heck yeah!

crankycakes at 4:43PM on 09/09/09

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Seriously Italian: Farfalle with Zucchini and Gorgonzola

Made this for dinner - really nice! I kept the zuke in half-moons, omitted the celery, and added some very finely chopped lacinata kale. Yum with pear cider out on the deck on this warm night.

crankycakes at 9:10PM on 08/16/09

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Eat for Eight Bucks: Coq au Two-Buck Chuck

Always love your EFEB, Michele. And when it cools down (yes, I know, I know, it's August and supposed to be this hot) I'll definitely be having a cheap-ass fall dinner party. And probably with a $5 red, since no TJ's here in VT.

crankycakes at 8:39PM on 08/13/09

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Seriously Italian: A Sicilian Breakfast To Beat The Heat

Just wait 'til I pull out this treat for the Sicilian BF ...

crankycakes at 4:30PM on 07/08/09

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Dinner Tonight: Roast Chicken with Saffron and Lemons

Very excited to try this! Maybe with some simple crispy-roasted potatoes over greens ... with pan drippings as dressing ... something strawberry-ish for dessert ...

crankycakes at 5:23PM on 06/10/09

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Cook the Book: Rhubarb Cream Cheese Pie with Fresh Strawberries

The recipe sounds great. And you've put to rest my fears that it would be curtains for my sons if they were to suddenly start nibbling on the leaves in the neighborhood rhubarb patch! (If you'd met them, you'd see that this is not an unreasonable fear.) Next up on my to-make-with-rhubarb list for this spring is Coconut & Lime's rhubarb gelatin.

crankycakes at 12:18PM on 06/05/09

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Eat for Eight Bucks: Gai Pad Krapow (Thai Basil Chicken)

I love Eat for Eight Bucks! This post in particular brings back a dish we used to make at my family's dearly departed Five Spice Cafe (we cleverly called it "Thai Chicken with Basil").

crankycakes at 7:07PM on 05/28/09

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About: Mom, eater, avid reader, cook who’s won a couple of awards but never a fight about food with my children, non-profit employee, Vermont Woman columnist, a co-housing dweller, and recycling-composting-Subaru-driving Vermont type person.

Favorite foods: Organic & local, Italian, Greek, other Mediterranean, Thai, Chinese, Indian, and authentic Mexican, good fusion cuisine, good & thrifty foods, wildcrafting, canning and preserving, roasting, braising, baking.

Last bite on earth: How about a fraisier cake that follows a meal of savory roast duck with creamy mashed potatoes, oven roasted roots & brussels sprouts, and a slab of Cabot Clothbound Cheddar. And a great bottle of zin and some high-end ruby port.