Entries Tagged as 'recipe'

Medjool Date with Pistachios & Coconut

January 17th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Date

This weekend I went to a Golden Globes viewing party, with a potluck theme of “healthy but tasty”. I can only presume this theme was so that we could feel good about ourselves as we indulged in watching (and judging) some of the most beautiful human beings alive walk down that red carpet.
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Pear Thyme Scones

January 13th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Apple, Pear, recipe

Today I am bringing you one of the most comforting, toasty, tender baked goods I have ever made, not to mention one of the easiest. In the last week I have made this recipe no less than four times and I don’t think I will get tired of it any time soon. Other members of [...]

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Cook pears like an Iron Chef: 10 quick ways to make them shine

December 14th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Pear, recipe

As I mentioned in my recent post about Warren pears, I like pears but have a hard time getting super excited about them in their raw form. I do love one here or there, but for the most part when I have pears they end up lending their delightful presence to something larger or smaller [...]

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Spiced Sapote Biscotti Cookies

December 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Sapote, recipe

I don’t generally (meaning never before) post recipes of anything other than cocktails. It’s not because I don’t like to cook great food. I definitely do, although I do it less because I enjoy the process of making the food and more because I live for the moments of eating the food. But mostly I [...]

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10 Ways to Cook with a Tangerine

February 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Citrus, Maven, Tangerine, mandarin, orange, recipe, tangelo

I am seriously in love with tangerines. I know they are all actually mandarins, but for some reason using that word seems pretentious to me, somewhat akin to appositely using the word “apposite” in a sentence outside of language arts class. Anyway, I grew up calling them all tangerines and so it will be. As it [...]

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10 Ways to Cook With a Lime

February 15th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Citrus, Lime, Maven, recipe

In my world, where I am regularly tasting fruit I’ve never seen before and may or may not know how to pronounce (I’m talking to you Carambola and Rambutan), sometimes I can get bored with the simple pleasures that are easy to access. Limes are one of those basic fruits that I tend to take [...]

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