August 2007

Parmigiano-Reggiano Risotto

25 August 2007
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I’ve never eaten Risotto until today. I’ve heard all the raves about risotto for months, but I finally made it today. I needed a rather simple, uncomplicated Risotto to go along with our steaks. I had a hard time finding a recipe I felt would work so I had to improvise. I was thrilled with [...]

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Rather Sweet Bakery & Cafe

24 August 2007
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We spent Thursday & Friday in Fredericksburg, Texas with friends. We flew into the Hangar Hotel located just outside town. If you ever get a chance to visit Fredericksburg, I’d highly recommend the Hangar Hotel, even to those without ties to the aviation industry. Its not your typical hotel and its certainly not the norm [...]

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Cheesy Green Chile Rice

20 August 2007
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I originally intended on making cilantro lime rice as a side for my Green Chile Stuffed Chicken, but I didn’t feel like stopping by the store on my way home from work today so I had to come up with something else to eat with our chicken tonight. I decided to make some cheesy rice [...]

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Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

18 August 2007
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I’ve been on the hunt for a good chocolate chip cookie recipe for years, and I think I’ve found it. Today I used my Pastry Queen cookbook for the first time, and if this recipe is any indication of the other goodies in store in this cookbook… well I better get back in the kitchen [...]

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Pizza Crust

16 August 2007
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I’ve officially found the pizza crust we’ll use in our house. I’ve tried a couple, including one on Allrecipe’s which has a ridiculous number of high ratings. But this recipe tops it! Not too surprisingly, its a Giada recipe which I first saw on Oishii. I can always depend on Giada’s recipes; I’ve yet to [...]

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