From the category archives:

hot food for cold nights

Chicken and Mushroom Risotto

November 27, 2009
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Are you looking for something to do with that leftover turkey? Well I’ve got a recipe for you. And as a bonus, you can put it in the slow cooker before you head out shopping today and it will be waiting for you when you get home. Back in October, I shared a recipe with [...]

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Acorn Squash Soup With Brown Butter and Maple Yogurt

November 13, 2009
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Noel and I have a running disagreement about winter squash. I love it. I think its gentle sweetness is comforting as the days get cooler, and it hits my need to satisfy my sweet tooth without added sugar. Noel, on the other hand, does not enjoy the sweet. He prefers his vegetables savory, and his [...]

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Cauliflower Gratin

November 6, 2009
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People have many reasons for loving the fall. The leaves, the cool weather after the heat of another long summer, the football, apples and pumpkins. Some people (maybe me) love the fall because it ushers in the holiday season, our favorite time of the year. But Noel, my friends, has a very unique reason for [...]

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Butternut Squash Risotto

October 25, 2009
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Ah Sundays. They’re always bittersweet. They’re the ultimate relaxation day of the week, full of fun, football, friends, and of course the market–but they’re also when you have face the reality of going back to work the next day. Well, unless it’s my every other Sunday, when I’ve got the following Monday off. But no [...]

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Potato Leek Soup

October 10, 2009
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Now that we are officially in fall–both on the calendar and by the weather–it’s time to break out the fall and winter foods. And what’s my favorite fall/winter food? Soup. Okay, maybe “break out” and “favorite fall/winter food” aren’t fair terms, since I’m really a person who loves soup and eats it all year round. [...]

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