Monthly Archives: February 2011

A Challenge to Make Chicken Interesting

Posted on 27 February 2011 by

This week’s challenge is to make plain-Jane chicken breasts a little more interesting. In the words of my husband (paraphrasing), I should stuff them with something. This of course led me to thoughts of the padre of all stuffed chicken … Continue reading →

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How to Attribute Recipes Properly

Posted on 25 February 2011 by

David Lebovitz has posted a nice rundown on how to give proper attribution to recipes when blogging them here: Recipe Attribution – Food Blog Alliance.

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Sunday Morning Scrambled Eggs

Posted on 24 February 2011 by

I had the idea that last weekend’s cooking challenge was going to be an easy one. It was for a Country Scramble, a scrambled egg dish that contains a lot of other good stuff besides, most importantly, pan-fried potatoes. I … Continue reading →

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Recipe Search on Google

Posted on 24 February 2011 by

This is very cool: Google adds a dedicated recipe search. You can search by ingredient, cooking time and even calories. Get the details from the Official Google Blog: Slice and dice your recipe search results.

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Chocolate-Espresso Cake

Posted on 18 February 2011 by

For this week’s challenge, I wanted to make a chocolate cake for Valentine’s Day. It was a challenge for me because I don’t make a lot of desserts and sometimes my baking efforts wind up as miserable failures. I definitely … Continue reading →

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Pickled Red Onions + a Valentine’s Challenge

Posted on 11 February 2011 by

For topping the sliders I served on Super Bowl Sunday, I made a quick red onion pickle. I used Thomas Keller’s recipe from Ad Hoc at Home, which is super-simple but very good, and I think it’s really all you … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Challenge: Sliders

Posted on 8 February 2011 by

This week, I had a challenge for our mini Super Bowl party, which was to make sliders. This was a real challenge for me because (a) I’d never made them before, and (b) I don’t eat beef. My husband requested … Continue reading →

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