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salmon cakes with lemon garlic aioli

January 30, 2012

Salmon Cakes are an easy yet very delicious meal, and one that I made on a regular basis when I was just starting to get into food and cooking. They don’t require any fancy ingredients, they come together quickly and, the end result is so amazing that I made them frequently when I was trying [...]

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sweet potato, kale & bacon egg bake

January 26, 2012

My Minnesota Aunts made the best egg bakes and it was something I looked forward to every time we celebrated Christmas in Minnesota.  It might be a Minnesota thing – I don’t ever recall having it with Wisconsin family – anyone know? I remember them being full of cubed white bread, breakfast sausage, custardy eggs [...]

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braised chicken with garlic & mushrooms

January 18, 2012

Braised meat is something that I really didn’t know a ton about, but it sounds so rustic and hearty, doesn’t it? Like the perfect winter meal. Not that I would know anything about winter anymore, but I hear it isn’t fun. I had a general idea of what braising was all about, but I wasn’t [...]

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pumpkin & shrimp curry

January 11, 2012

I think my Madison friends will really enjoy this recipe. It is from L’Etoile Restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin. If you are from the area, you know what L’Etoile is and what it is all about. L’Etoile is a restaurant that focuses on supporting local farmers and artisan producers and it just so happened that this [...]

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thai mussels {from market to table}

January 9, 2012

We have done a very poor job of utilizing the LA Farmers’ Markets since moving here. So last Thursday I decided that I wasn’t going to plan every single meal of next week like I normally do. I would go to the Hollywood Farmers’ Market (considered one of the best in LA) Sunday morning and [...]

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salmon mousse on rye crisps

January 5, 2012

There is something about rye bread and salmon that just works. Don’t you think? I suppose smoked salmon and cream cheese is the same way. Any way it is combined is usually a way that I’ll like. This is a recipe that I worked on for French Meadow, but it was so good I just [...]

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