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Hazelnut Popovers and a Thanksgiving Giveaway

November 22, 2009 By 10 Comments
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I have a Thanksgiving giveaway to celebrate Thanksgiving week here at Adventures in the Kitchen.  I received a copy of Diane Morgan’s new cookbook The New Thanksgiving Table by Chronicle Books. I loved it so much I asked the kind people at Chronicle if they would share a copy with one lucky reader and they said yes.  Just leave a comment sharing your favorite side dish.  If you twitter you get a second entry by leaving another comment,  If you subscribe you get a third. I tried the Spinach Salad with Bosc Pears, Cranberries, Red Onion, and Toasted Hazelnuts and [...]

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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

November 3, 2008 By 2 Comments

Things has been going so well.  I had  had stopped the cookbook madness.  Have I confessed that I have a few cookbooks.  It is a problem really. But I was had been resisting the urge when I entered bookstores, for over six months.  Then I discovered this new cookbook, Baked:  New Frontiers in Baking and it was over. Baked is a bakery in Brooklyn that has been featured on Martha Stewart Living and Oprah.  The pictures are beautiful and make you want to bake all the recipes in the book right now.  Well, I gave it a try today, cooking [...]

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Meyer Lemon Risotto

February 18, 2008 By 1 Comment

At my local farmers market this weekend almost every stand featured Meyer Lemons. I bought a bag with plans to use them in several recipes. Meyer Lemons are sweet lemons that are thought to be a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange.         One of the ways I love to use them is in a Lemon Risotto. It is the mix of lemons, parmesan cheese and the fresh herbs that make it a great dish served with a salad or as a side to grilled chicken or beef. Last night I was teaching a cooking [...]

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