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Oct 19 11

Cider-brined Pork Chops

by Ben

I made this Friday night and was less than enthusiastic with the results, but Sean and Juliana enjoyed eating it.

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Oct 4 11

by Ben
  1. corn delishiosness with greens
  2. mexican rice
  3. orzo with tomatoes [made]
  4. thalipeeth
  5. kimchee
  6. indian woman yuminess with bulger  [partially made]
  7. rice salad
  8. white beans and sausage
Sep 27 11

Graham Crack(ers)

by Ben

The new favorite treat in the house.

The graham crackers are from Good to the Grain and the chocolate caramel addition is adapted from a Smitten Kitchen recipe who adapted from David Lebovitz, who adapted it from Marcy Goldman.

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Sep 22 11

tea cake

by Ben

Last night Michelle made a version of Dorie Greenspan’s dimply plum cake.

Sep 19 11

Orzo pasta salad

by Ben
A family favorite at this point. I am not sure where this all came from. Maybe one of Michelle’s coworkers? Blog read? No matter what, it is a wonderful dish on those late summer nights when tomatoes are plentiful and a cool salad is all that you want for dinner.
Sep 12 11

Ketchup

by Ben
This is what we did in the Advanced Tomato Workshop with Todd at Happy Girl Kitchen.
Aug 17 11

Shrimp Orzo Skillet

by michelle

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Aug 2 11

Canned Tomatoes

by Ben

Last Saturday the family plus a few tango friends descended upon Cupertino for some tomato canning. Our second year of it.

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Aug 1 11

Straight up Plum Jam

by Ben
Our plum jam.
Aug 1 11

Mujaddara (Rice & lentils)

by Ben

A great way to use up caramelized onions. If you already have the caramelized onions, the rest of this comes together super quickly. Paired well with the sauteed beets from Five Spices, Fifty Dishes and Ben’s magic green beans (caramelized garlic + green beans = yum).

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