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Blueberry muffin recipe & A Place to Bury Strangers links for 2008-06-18

Recipe for Blueberry Muffins I made some blueberry muffins for the folks at a meeting of the faculty advisory committee for the UMW teaching center.   The following link takes you to the recipe I start with.  This time I sued 1/4 cup corn meal, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, and the remaining flour was all-purpose […]

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Interesting Internet links for 2008-04-30

Internet Resources Newsletter: Issue 161 Internet Resources Newsletter is a free monthly electronic newsletter, edited by Heriot-Watt University Library staff and published by Heriot-Watt University. (tags: internet resources) Poached Eggs with Baked Feta and Olives Recipe – Defne Koryürek | Food & Wine combination of toasted bread, poached eggs, sizzling feta and olives, so she […]

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Chocolate Pear Cake

We first had this great cake at Al di La in Brooklyn. We’ve been there twice and had it each time. It is a real treat. Mark Bittman has a recipe for the cake in Mark Bittman Takes on America’s Chefs. We have made it at home several times and each time the company raves […]

Easy, wonderful bread recipe

Download MP3 A Place to Bury Strangers I know that lots of people have written about this, but I really like this recipe and when I tell my friends about it they always ask for it. Do I’m putting it here for me and others, if they’d like, to find and reference. The recipe is […]

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Dinner tonight, December 5, 2007

I bought some minimally processed boneless pork chops to have for supper. After looking in a few books I decided to use the recipe Pork Chops With Mustard from “ The Talisman Italian Cook Book,” by Ada Boni. The pork chops were very good. We had them with oven roasted potatoes and a green salad […]

links for 2007-09-02

ToastPoint: Sweet-Corn Fritters “This recipe verges on corn pancakes–they’re deliciously fluffy and light–though spicy enough to keep the sweetness of the corn under control. The trick with cooking these suckers is to wait until you see bubbles emerging through the raw batter on top “  (tags: corn fritters recipe) Simply Recipes: Spicy Corn Fritters Recipe […]

Pastis de Porros

This recipe is from The Catalan Country Kitchen, by Marimar Torres. In English its called “Glazed Leek and Cheese Tart.” It serves 8 to 10 people. We made it for the second annual tapas event at Denis and Maylou’s. A great array of tapas and friends. What a treat. We made the tart following the […]

Fresh Strawberry Coffee Cake

We make this recipe several times each year when strawberries are available at our local farmers market. We like it and the people we serve it to like it too. It’s also easy to make and a cake that works well to bring to a pot-luck. Try to use all organic and fair-trade ingredients. 1/2 […]

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Green Tomato Chutney

A friend gave us some green tomatoes recently and I made a some green tomato chutney as a variation of the recipe “Green-Tomato Chutney” by Susie Quick. I had some friends over today who tried the chutney and got two requests for the recipe. Here’s what I used and did. Ingredients: 1/2 c packed light-brown […]

Prawns in Garlic Sauce with Sweet Red Peppers

This recipe is from The Catalan Country Kitchen, by Marimar Torres. We are making it for a party on Thursday night. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil 18 large garlic cloves, coarsely chopped 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes 3 large red bell peppers seeded and cut into thin strips lengthwise 2 pounds medium prawns, peeled […]