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chocolate orange pots de creme

November 26, 2009

I’m a chocoholic. I have a stash at work and I have a stash at home.
I travel with dark chocolate when I’m going away for more than 36 hours. Why risk not finding good quality chocolate in a strange town? I never need more than a bite to satisfy a sweet tooth or to kill [...]

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apple tart with walnut ice cream

November 25, 2009

The last thing I want to have upon completing a multicourse feast is a thick-crusted pie. When I do have pie, I almost always wish there was more filling and less crust. Most of the time, I leave the poor crust on the plate.
Puff pastry satisfies the yearning for crust but delivers a vastly more [...]

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persian jeweled rice

November 25, 2009

The one thing that gave pause me when I decided to replace turkey with lamb shanks was that I’d be missing out on stuffing. Turkey is basically a stuffing delivery mechanism, right?
Fortunately, Persian jeweled rice is the perfect starch replacement and complements the lamb shanks. It doesn’t need sausages, chestnuts or bacon to make it [...]

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lamb shanks in pomegranate quince sauce

November 23, 2009

If I’ve guessed right, most of you have no idea what a lamb shank tastes like. Neither did I until a few years ago. I have a book of Turkish cuisine I was browsing through one day and a lamb shank recipe I encountered had me at pomegranate and quince sauce. I vowed to convince [...]

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brussels sprouts in coriander dressing

November 22, 2009

You don’t have to love a vegetable that uncompromisingly declares its heartiness and healthiness the way brussels spouts do, but why wouldn’t you? With all the indulgent food that typifies the season, brussels sprouts balance out the heavier fare. As an accompaniment to the Thanksgiving meal, al dante brussels sprouts lend refreshing crunch to what [...]

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