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holiday party foods

Shrimp Spinach and Squash Salad

July 23, 2010
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So I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is, I had some more tests this week and they’ve ruled out an ulcer as the mystery ailment. The bad news is, this means more tests! Yipee! I guess the other good news is that during the test they took a biopsy, [...]

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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

June 4, 2010
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You may have noticed, but I have a bit of a thing for rhubarb. I think it’s really because I feel like for most of my life, there has been a severe rhubarb deficit. You see, I didn’t even discover rhubarb until we started going to local markets a few years ago. And then I [...]

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Three Seed Crackers and Mushroom Dip

February 1, 2010
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I think I might need a flour intervention. Saturday morning I counted, and I have four types of wheat flour. FOUR. All-Purpose, Cake, Whole Wheat, and White Whole Wheat. All from King Arthur, of course. If you don’t use King Arthur Flour, you really should. It’s the secret to really fantastic baked goods, and once [...]

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Vanilla Marshmallows and Smores

January 18, 2010
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Sometime late last summer, I was sitting around a fire pit where folks were roasting marshmallows for smores. With a few glasses of wine in me, I boldly proclaimed, “you know, I can MAKE marshmallows!” Not that I had ever made marshmallows, but I had seen people on the internet do it, so I was [...]

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Inside-Out Black Forest Cake

January 8, 2010
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No dinner party–even one with a spectacular pork loin as the main–is complete without a really fantastic dessert. Yeah, I know I don’t need much of an excuse to reach into my *fancy* dessert file, but I wanted to do something really special for new years. Remember my favorite recipe source this holiday season, Martha’s [...]

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Cranberry and Apple Stuffed Pork Loin

January 4, 2010
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A few weeks ago, I had a predicament. Eileen and I–pretty much without consulting our husbands–had decided to do a new years dinner party. And we had invited 12 for a formal sit down. At first, we were thinking we would do something over the top fancy, like crab, lobster, or some other spectacular seafood. [...]

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Christmas Bread Pudding

December 29, 2009
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In my last post, I lamented a holiday on the road where folks beyond the first stop on a four day road trip would not receive the pleasure of an elaborate Ratskellar holiday dessert. But luckily for the folks at the first stop, there was a fancy dessert that traveled. And it traveled well. No, [...]

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Orange Cranberry and Almond Biscotti

December 26, 2009
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A Christmas on the road. That is the story for us this year. Four days, three states, and two extended families. Over bunches of rivers through lots of woods, and over one very large bay. Whenever I go to someone’s house, I always offer to bring something, and the request is usually for dessert. As [...]

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