Monthly Archives: September 2009
Daring Bakers: Cornish Pasty Vols-au-Vent
| September 27, 2009 | Filled under Beef, Lamb, and Pork, Daring Kitchen, Special Occasions, Weekend Meals |
I can’t believe its time for this month’s Daring Bakers post already! I kind of let this month get away from me, and I ended up not completing this month’s challenge until the day that it was due. But better late than never, right? I’ll admit that part of the reason I was so late was that I was really intimidated by this challenge – homemade puff pastry? Are you kidding me? In addition to procrastinating because of that, they also gave us options. I am not good with options! I couldn’t decide what to do – I had so many ideas and couldn’t even decide if I wanted to go sweet or savory. I ultimately ended up doing both, but my sweet version is for another day (tomorrow….)
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Meat-Free Friday: Moroccan Couscous with Pistachio and Apricot
| September 25, 2009 | Filled under Fruit, Lent, Light, Quick Weeknight Meals, Sides, Vegetarian or Vegan |
Do you ever hear something, and all of a sudden decide that’s what you want to make even if it’s really random? That’s what happened with this couscous – someone on facebook wrote that they were having couscous for dinner, and all of a sudden I couldn’t get it out of my head. I’d also been thinking a lot about the combination of apricots and pistachios since I saw a recipe for chocolate bark that included the two of them. I decided that they would go great in the couscous. And you know what? I was right. This dish was absolutely amazing! AND it cooked up in about 15 minutes.[....] Read More
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