From the monthly archives:

April 2009

How to Un-Season Your Cast Iron Skillet

April 29, 2009

One night last week I made the huge mistake of putting wine in my cast iron skillet. Now, I’m not cookware-ninny… I know my stuff pretty well. And the entire time that I was lifting the wine bottle from my counter, removing the cork, and pouring Sauvignon Blanc into the pan, this little voice in [...]

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You Are What You Eat

April 22, 2009

Many of you don’t know much about my weird medical past, but suffice it to say that I went through a two year period where my health took such a nosedive that I consider myself lucky to be here. I won’t go into details but the end result is that I had to radically change [...]

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How to Make Paella: An Anxious Rant

April 13, 2009

Paella recipes are easy to follow, and if you’ve got a paella pan, you can learn to make this Spanish dish, complete with soccarat.

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Creative Holiday Gift Ideas: Easter Basket Jars

April 11, 2009

I ran across this on a forum I’m on, and decided to make something similar for my family this Easter: Creative Holiday Gift Ideas: EASTER BUNNY S’MORES.

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French 75 Champagne Cocktail by – CHOW

April 9, 2009

This French 75 recipe is the damn champagne cocktail that took me out on New Years Eve – proceed with caution! French 75 Champagne Cocktail by CHOW.

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Easter Cupcakes!

April 8, 2009

I have a little thing for Easter cupcakes. Sure I can’t eat them (meh!) but I can still appreciate the artful overdose of cute, can’t I? Here are a few of the best Easter cupcakes I’ve seen so far: And then this was just cool: How can your resist Easter cupcakes??

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Rib Eye Steak Marinade

April 6, 2009

I have a small love affair with this rib eye steak marinade. I wasn’t always a meat eater, though. If you’ll allow me a quick tangent, I was once an uber-enthusiastic vegan, but loads of food allergies forced me back to my original meaty ways.

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No Knead Bread

April 3, 2009

Making no knead bread is a skill that’s been handed down for generations, with families keeping their secret recipes from everyone but their most trusted heirs. But thanks to Mary Jane Butters, you too can make your own farm fresh bread just like your great-grandma probably did a hundred years ago. And guess what? It’s [...]

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