Archive for April, 2009
Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake
Blood oranges are at the farmer’s market nowadays, and I always walk by the sample table, pick up a blood orange chunk with a toothpick, then walk away with a smile on my face. They just taste so…good. Plus their deep red, almost purple color is just beautiful.
Today, I bought a few and pulled out [...]
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Wine Resolutions #13 and #14
During the three days we spent in Santa Barbara last week, I managed to cross off two more wine resolutions. On Friday morning we stopped by C’est Cheese for a few picnic provisions, including a slice of an unbelievable goat cheese laced with truffles called “Truffle Tremor.” Mmm.
Thirty minutes later we had made our way [...]
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I could go on and on about how much I love pasta. And since I’m half Italian, its technically in my blood. (I mean, it would really be like slapping my ancestors in the face if I didn’t love it, right?)
Pasta appeals to the other half of me for its versatility. Not only do the [...]
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Fried Polenta
This dish first began as polenta with herbs—a quick side dish for chicken during a busy week. Let’s just say it wasn’t my favorite thing in the world. Luckily, there was a way to repurpose the disaster dish into something that was actually edible. I spread it into a glass dish, let it chill, and [...]
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Gnocchi with Thyme Butter
Gnocchi has been one of those things on my list I’ve always wanted to make. The only thing standing in my way was the fact that I didn’t have a potato ricer, nor did I want to buy one just to make gnocchi. But wait, you don’t actually need a potato ricer to make gnocchi? [...]
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