January 2012
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Baked French Toast
Sunday, January 29th, 2012 GC#375: Baked French Toast (Page 650)
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I love baked french toast. I love how you can spend 10 minutes prepping it the night before, let it sit in the fridge overnight, and then pop it in the oven to cook and by the time you’re done taking a shower you have a delicious breakfast waiting for you.
Before heading out on a bike ride this morning I...
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Tart Tartin
Friday, January 27th, 2012 GC#374: Tart Tatin (Page 774)
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On Friday I went to a friend’s for hot pot, and while some of us finished chopping up the vegetables and frying the turnip cake, I set to work making a Tarte Tatin. This is a great dessert to make at a friend’s place. It requires 4 ingredients, very little prep time, and comes out looking really pretty.
Lily...
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Mu Shu Vegetables with Barbecued Pork
Monday, January 23, 2012 GC#372: Mu Shu Vegetables with Barbecued Pork (Page 489) GC#373: Mock Mandarin Pancakes (Page 489)
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My family always ordered Mu-shu pork when we ate out at Chinese restaurants, so I was interested to find out how to make it. Additionally, it’s Chinese New Years tonight, so the timing works. The book says this version “barbeques the meat,...
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Grapefruit and Coconut Angel Pie
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 GC#371: Grapefruit and Coconut Angel Pie (Page 771)
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I would never have expected to be cooking (much less eating) a coconut meringue filled with gelatin-stabilized grapefruit custard with diced grapefruit sections in it, but that’s just what I did yesterday. That’s why I’m having so much fun with this project.
Last night I was...
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Saltimbocca, kale in creamy sesame sauce, linguini...
Sunday, January 15th, 2012 GC#370: Saltimbocca (Page 456) Kale in creamy sesame sauce Linguini with white truffle oil
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I got into a little bit of a bike accident yesterday. Nothing broken, but I did get some good scrapes and am sore. After the work he did cleaning me up, the boyfriend deserved a nice meal. He requested an Italian dinner, and so he got one! Admittedly, he also...
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French Night - Coq au Vin Blanc, Pommes de Terre...
January 8th and 9th, 2012 GC#363: Shaved Raw Artichoke Salad (Page 140) GC#364: Coq au Vin (Page 368) GC#365: Chicken Stock (Page 928) GC#366: Celery with Fennel and Bacon (Page 532) GC#367: Sauteed Potato Balls (Page 565) GC#368: Honey Glazed Green Beans (Page 523) GC#369: Cheddar Pecan Crackers (Page 29) This week’s menu leans much more towards France. First up was Coq au Vin, or Chicken...
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Sesame Honey Lace Cookies and Dark Chocolate...
Wed, Jan 4, 2012 GC#362: Sesame Honey Lace Cookies (Page 675) Dark Chocolate Covered Pomegranate Drops
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I remember years ago at Fairway having to choose between buying a typical spice-jar size container of sesame seeds for about $2.26 or a tub 3 times as large for $2.27. Even though my recipe only needed a tablespoon or so, of course I bought the bigger one. Years later, I think...
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A Southern Start to 2012
Monday, January 2nd, 2012 GC#359: Collard Greens with Red Onions and Bacon (Page 541) GC#360: Hoppin’ John (Black-Eyed Peas and Rice) (Page 274) GC#361: Bacon-Wrapped Trout with Rosemary (Page 317)
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I bookmarked these dishes to make as my first recipes of 2012: “Many southerners get their year started off right with a plate of hoppin’ John (rice and...
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The Gourmet Project
This all started back in 2004 when a family friend bought me a copy of the “Gourmet Cookbook” for my birthday. I’d spent the summer living with them and taking advantage of their ample cookbook library, and they decided to help me start my own. The Gourmet Cookbook is collection of the best recipes from Gourmet Magazine from the past 60 years, though with an emphasis on the more...
