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Cream-Braised Brussels Sprouts

December 25, 2006
Vegetables
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Last week Molly at Orangette posted a really scrumptous-looking recipe for Cream-Braised Brussels Sprouts. I am here to tell you that they were delicious! In fact, they weren't just delicious. I have never had Brussels sprouts taste so good. Molly,…

Sole Meuniere

November 19, 2006
Cooking with Wine, Fish & Seafood, French Cuisine, Soup, Vegetables
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My local supermarket had some fresh sole filets yesterday and that reminded me that I had not yet tried to make Sole Meuniere myself since the French cuisine cooking class. Now what to serve with it? It looked like they…

Creamed Spinach

October 29, 2006
Vegetables
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For a long time I have been wanting to try to make creamed spinach that is at least as good as Boston Market's. I think I have done it. This recipe started out as Martha Stewarts and has evolved over…

Gratin de Pommes de Terre et Saucisson

September 24, 2006
Vegetables
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Netflix has The French Chef! I have been watching Saint Julia and have wanted to make this since seeing her do so on the 'Potato' episode. I have altered the recipe slightly to account for my family's taste (More potatoes!…

Grilled Sweet Onions

September 3, 2006
Vegetables
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With the Carnival of the Grill nearing its close, I decided that I needed to grill some veggies. Off to the Phoenix Farmer's market for inspiration. Somehow they knew. In one of the stalls was a box full of sweet…

Cook’s Illustrated Sauteed Zucchini

August 13, 2006
Vegetables
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I picked up the August 2006 issue of Cook's Illustrated and read the Rescuing Sauteed Zucchini article. I have never been happy with the result when I sautee zucchini so I thought I would try it. I made the Zucchini…

Poached Trout in Tarragon-Cream Sauce
Baby Carrots
Sauteed Cucumber Julienne

Yesterday was Father's Day and I wanted to prepare something special for my 83-year old Dad. Not only was everything very tasty, in terms of presentation this was probably my best effort ever. Unfortunately the battery in the camera died…

Braised Leeks

May 28, 2006
Vegetables
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Oh man, I have discovered Leeks! My wife and I were at the Phoenix Farmers Market yesterday and my wife casually mentioned that she likes leeks. On a whim, I picked up a few. When I got home, I found…

My Wife’s Favorite Potatoes

This is one of those recipies in the category of 'Get Forgiveness For Any Transgression'. Of all the potato recipies I have, this one is my Wife's favorite. I fixed a double batch for Mother's Day and there were almost…

Sweet Onions

During a recent cooking class at Plate It Up!, I learned about sweet onions. Now I use nothing else. I discovered that they have a slightly sweet flavor (without giving up any of the classic onion flavor). Sweet Onions also…