October 2009

Eggplant and Asiago Grilled Cheese

October 30, 2009

Along with hot soup, grilled cheese is just one of those comfort foods that soothes the tummy as well as the soul on these chillier days.  We had just spent the morning raking up the yard, and needed something hearty and filling for lunch.  Since we happened to have a fantastic loaf of gluten free [...]

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White Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles

October 28, 2009

Never doubt the power of prayer. “This is the part where you pray,” I told my husband while madly whisking white chocolate and cream together as fast as I could. “I mean it, pray to God right now!  Or these won’t stay together!” “Dear God, please keep this white chocolate together,” we both chanted, over [...]

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Butternut Squash, Two Ways

October 27, 2009

Buttery Pan-Fried Butternut Squash Creamy Butternut & Pumpkin Soup These two dishes came from the same butternut squash.  Actually, the first dish went on to become the second.  I LOVED the first dish.  Roasted butternut squash, pan fried with cannellini beans in a LOT of butter with sage, tarragon, and nutmeg.  The buttery smoothness to the squash [...]

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Quick and Easy Spicy Peanut Stir Fry

October 25, 2009

I oops’ed a little bit when I made those spring rolls with spicy peanut dipping sauce. Yes, I made a culinary mistake.  But it is not a bad thing!  The crime?  I made too much wonderful spicy peanut sauce and had a bunch leftover.  Don’t worry, the recipe on the post reflects the correct amount [...]

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Spring Rolls with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce

October 23, 2009

These were totally a spur of the moment dish that I made this afternoon – ever since purchasing rice paper spring roll wrappers for last month’s Daring Cook’s Challenge (my Fried Apple Cheesecake Pillows), I’ve been trying to come up with what to do with the rest of these wrappers.  Then, it hit me – [...]

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Pumpkin Quinoa Pudding with Rum-Soaked Dates & Raisins

October 21, 2009

> Ah yes, more pumpkin deliciousness!  Why?  Well, any other time of the year, pumpkin just seems, well, out of place.  So during the Autumn, the height of this pumpkin season, I am making as much as I can with pumpkin!  Well, until everyone in my house gets tired of it and doesn’t want to [...]

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