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Potato-Bacon Tart

January 27, 2008
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Since I knew next-to-nothing about Dutch Cuisine, my neighbors graciously allowed me to borrow the one cookbook they have on the topic that is written in both Dutch and English: Dutch Cuisine by Helene Matze. As far as the recipes go….not too many of them were things I would be tempted to make. Lots of […]

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Kale with “Rookworst”

January 22, 2008
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My wonderful Dutch neighbors had me to dinner and served me this traditional Dutch dish. Basically mashed potatoes with kale, served with sliced sausage on the side…it really ends up being more than such a description would imply.

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Mini Pork Pies

February 12, 2007
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Aren’t they cute? They look like little daisy-flower-faces, don’t they? I’m jumping right back into blogging (yay, finally!) by being a part of February’s “Waiter, there’s something in my….” hosted by Cooksister, The Passionate Cook, and SpittoonExtra. This month’s “something” was pie. Mmmmm, P-I-E! According to the rules put forth, it could be savory, it […]

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The Mac-n-Cheese Off

January 5, 2007
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I haven’t even had the chance to go back and finish all the “draft” and “outlined” posts from December yet, but I simply *had* to be a part of the “Only Annual Mac-n-Cheese Off” hosted by the fabulous Kevin over at Seriously Good.

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Active Yeast vs Rapid Rise

December 17, 2006
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The infamous No-Knead Bread that Mark Bittman wrote about in The New York Times. Yes, like everyone else I’ve made it. (At this point, at least a dozen times!) It wasn’t the “no-knead” part that appealed to me (for the feeling of kneading a yeast dough is one of my favorite things ever), but the […]

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