Oct 13 2011

Duck Prosciutto: The Sequel

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No silly, I didn’t forget to give you an update.

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Aug 25 2011

Duck Prosciutto

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Dear Blog Protection Services, Please don’t take my blog away. I promise I won’t neglect it ever again. Or leave it in a car with the windows rolled up in the middle of summer.

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Jun 10 2010

A Mediterranean Feast – Baba Ganoush, Tzatziki, Tabouli & Lamb Stuffed Peppers

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I’m punishing myself…so instead of extending this for 4 glorious recipe posts which would buy me a Get-Out-of-Food-Photography-While-You-Cook card, I am including all the recipes you need to put on a fabulous fete. You’re welcome.

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Mar 18 2010

Crispy Pork Belly & Grapefruit Sauce

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Why on Earth is Dhale blogging while she’s on vacation?!?!

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Mar 12 2010

Braised Chicken In an Adobo Reduction

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Alas, my very first Filipino recipe. With a twist, nonetheless. And a bon voyage to us!

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Feb 8 2010

Spicy Minced Pork in Lettuce Cups

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Our trip to Costa Rica is T-minus 32 days. We have to conquer 2 volcanoes, climb a mountain at 3800m (12,467 ft. for my fellow Americans), survive in the rainforest and dive 20m down into the ocean. So yeah, we’re remotely trying to eat healthy and shape up.

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Jan 14 2010

Hearty Beef Chili

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Alas, a real deal manly meal! No truffle oil, no hollandaise, no puff pastry. It doesn’t have any fancy French words thrown in like mousse, roulade or frisée. Just a good ol’ hearty meal after a long day in the fields, harvesting wheat in your tractor (is that what you even use a tractor for???).

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Dec 2 2009

Osso Bucco – Or Awesome Bucco???

Osso Bucco

Yes, I had to add the cheesy joke. But it’s true. Osso bucco is awesome. Slowly braised until the meat is falling off the bone, it is one of my most favorite Italian dishes. Literally meaning “hole bone”, osso bucco’s prize is the tiny crevice of marrow in the middle. I know. I cringed too when I first heard it.

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Nov 23 2009

Steak Tartare

Steak Tartare

One of the first things he ever told his best friend about me: “She likes steak tartare!”  Uttered in the same breath as one would boast about how pretty their girlfriend is or how smart she is, my boyfriend was bragging about how his American girlfriend was down to eat some raw beef.  How romantic…

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Nov 18 2009

Massaman Curry & Avocado

Massaman Curry & Avocado

Since our trip to Chinatown resulted in a spree of Asian vegetables and spices, I declared this week “Asian Week”.  It was my own food challenge to create a diversity in our meals while maintaining the theme.  Well, that and we honestly don’t have enough room in our pantry and refrigerator.

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Nov 16 2009

Curry Chicken Salad For Two

Curry Chicken Salad

When I was in living in LA it was a weekend ritual to stop by Urth Caffe, not for celebrity-spotting (although it was always amusing), but for their delicious curry chicken salad.  I love this unique twist to another classic…

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Nov 12 2009

Savory Stuffed Tomatoes

Savory Stuffed Tomatoes

Yet another tomato recipe.  I couldn’t help myself when I was at the farmers market and I saw these giant beefsteak tomatoes.  They were begging to be stuffed…

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