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Cook’s Library: Top 10 Cooking Books- Authentic Mexican 20th Anniversary Ed: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico1 by Rick Bayless
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Five Meals
If you want to cook and eat more at home, and take advantage of ingredients that are in season or on special, here is a simple idea. It takes a little bit of work and research up front, but once … Continue reading
A Fall Salad
I came up with this salad last week. It’s lovely for this time of year. Serve with chicken breasts pan-roasted with onions. To make the salad, toss together: mixed greens toasted walnuts dried cranberries apple slices I didn’t put this in, … Continue reading
Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?
Is Cooking Really Cheaper Than Fast Food? If you follow the “junk food debates” — in other words, why do people continue to eat so much junk food instead of cooking healthy meals for themselves? — you’ll often see the … Continue reading
Adding Flavor to Simple Recipes
Well, it’s clear that I haven’t had a chance to post much here recently, and I haven’t been doing many cooking challenges lately either. Sometimes life gets too hectic. With that in mind, I am returning my focus to simple … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacon, Butter, Cheese, Chiles, Citrus, Cream, Herbs, Parmesan, Pesto, Roasted Peppers, Slow-roasted Tomatoes, Sour cream, Vegetables, Vinegar, Yogurt
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