Month: December 2008

  • Fettuccine with Spicy Chicken Sausage, Kale, and Tomatoes

    “But baby, it’s cold outside” … today we were snowed in for most of the day (wahoo!), but I did manage to pick up this week’s CSA box, which included a delicious-looking bunch of kale. This pasta recipe adapted from epicurious used the entire bunch, and we didn’t have to go out and get any […]

  • Free Stuff Review: Cowgirl Truffles

    One of the benefits of being a FoodBuzz Featured Publisher is the opportunity to sample new food finds. Recently we received in the mail this 1/4 box of chocolate from Cowgirl Chocolates, which included a delicious variety of truffles and caramels, ranging from ever-so-mild to holy-that’s-hot! The habañero caramel was by far the hottest treat […]

  • Acorn Squash, Pear and Adzuki Soup with Sautéed Shiitakes

    Tonight’s recipe (hm, we’ve been doing a lot of squash soups lately…) is from Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook. Squash, pears, onions, and peppers are cooked until tender and then partly pureed; adzuki beans are stirred in, and then it’s all topped with some sauteed shiitake mushrooms. [donotprint] Chris says: This soup reminds me that […]

  • Maker’s Mark Bourbon-Soaked Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake

    Lisa and I tag teamed to make this cake as a welcome-home-from-your-birthday-weekend treat for Abbie. The recipe in the New York Times doesn’t specify any particular brand of bourbon, but this is a Maker’s household, so that’s what we used. [donotprint] Lisa says: Smell it and see if you can guess the secret ingredient! Thad […]

  • Quinoa & Gruyère with Sauteed Mushrooms and Broccolini

    This was the first dish we’ve made from Super Natural Cooking: Five Ways To Incorporate Whole and Natural Ingredients into Your Cooking, and it didn’t disappoint. Shrooms and broccolini sauteed with red pepper flakes sit on a bed of quinoa and onions cooked in wine and mixed with a bit of gruyère cheese — sounds […]