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Coq Au Vin
Yesterday was a pretty great day, all in all. David and I spent the afternoon at Bed, Bath & Beyond and The Chopping Block, picking up all sorts of odds and ends that I’m very excited about, and...
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Mustard Roasted Fish
David and I are not normally fish eaters. Sometimes we think we’d like to be–and we’ll both enjoy restaurant Fish & Chips from time to time, but fish is not normally something I make at home. The...
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Cookbook Review: Barefoot Contessa, Back to Basics by Ina Garten
Ina Garten’s latest cookbook is titled Barefoot Contessa, Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients, and that subtitle really says it all. I recently read a comment that Ina Garten’s...
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Company Pot Roast
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, we had a big family dinner at our place a couple of weekends ago. The centerpiece of that meal was Ina Garten’s Company Pot Roast from the Barefoot Contessa Back to...
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Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits
This biscuit recipe was one of the first things to catch my eye in the Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics cookbook. In fact, it’s been mentioned and planned a few times around here, but for some reason,...
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Chive Risotto Cakes
A long time ago, David and I tried a delicious arancini at this little Italian restaurant by his old apartment. It inspired me to try my own version of the fried balls of rice. The restaurant version...
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Baked Potatoes with Yogurt & Sour Cream
I made these baked potatoes from the Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics cookbook, and for the first time, I was slightly disappointed. Disappointed probably isn’t the word, because the potatoes...
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French Bistro Steaks with Provencal Butter
I’ve had my eye on this recipe since I first got the Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics cookbook for Christmas. I think I even pointed it out to David while I was skimming through it around the...
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