Sunday, November 27, 2011

Hunger No More, by the Episcopal Diocese of Washington; Homemade Egg Noodles

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Today at St. Alban's, we had an Alternative Gift Fair to kick of Advent. One of the tables was for the diocese's hunger fund, which ...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Turkey Noodle Casserole

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It's Thanksgiving week, the great week of culinary traditions and improvisations. My friend Heather came over with eight fully cooked bo...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Carrot Ginger Orange Soup

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This is pulled from my personal recipe box, posted at the request of @SusanEsparza . Carrot Ginger Orange Soup Ingredients small amount...
Thursday, September 22, 2011

Raisin Gingerbread Muffins

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I've been baking and cooking up a storm lately! Last night, for example, I made Raisin Gingerbread Muffins , thinking that they were a...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Sunday, Cooking

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Today, I'm going a bit nuts in the kitchen. Right now, I've got a ham in the oven, cooking low and slow a la Alton Brown's Cit...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

Blueberry & Blackberry Boy Bait: Cooking the Books

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It's September 11, 2011, and I celebrated the second day of being in a Toxic-Free Zone (TFZ), media-wise. I invited a friend over for m...

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner: First Cookbook Drawing Winner

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We've got a winner for the first cookbook drawing! And A Little Something goes to... First, process: There were 7 entries. I number...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Banana Mutt Cookies, and Just a Few More Hours to Enter the Drawing!

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There are a few more hours left to enter the cookbook giveaway drawing -- I'm extending the deadline past midnight Eastern tonight all ...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Coq Au Vin: My Deep Dark Secret

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It's time to 'fess up. I love cookbooks, but I rarely ever prepare a recipe as written. It is much, much, much more common for me to...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Cheese Please Hound Rounds: For, Lo, We Love All Things Cheese

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It comes as no surprise to you all that we are a cheese-loving family. We're die-hard Tillamook Cheese boosters; heck, Puck was even T...
Sunday, September 4, 2011

Three Dog Bakery Cookbook, by Dan Dye & Mark Beckloff: Party Hearty Mix-It-Up Mix

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We're going through our bookshelves this weekend, doing a massive purge of books we've read and not loved. This is not a small task ...
Saturday, September 3, 2011

Oven-Fried Zucchini, and Cookbook Give-Away

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I'm an apartment dweller, with no yard or patio or porch of my own, and no real strong motivation to schlep tools several blocks daily t...
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Cooking the Books: Dom's Mom's Meatballs

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It's day two of a four day weekend for me, and I've a clean kitchen and a non-over-stuffed fridge. This means... Time to cook. I...
Friday, September 2, 2011

Island Delights: Four Recipes, No Rum

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The whole concept of  A Little Something  is, really, party tidbits. Little bits of food to serve at parties. Little bits of food to soak up...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Chocolate Truffles with Kahlua and Pecans: This Is a Keeper

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We've been savory for far too long here on Take One Cookbook... (Yes, I'm conveniently forgetting the week of Jell-O .) It's tim...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Romaine Burritos with Blue Cheese, Chicken, Apples, and Pecans: On Not Being Pithy

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One of the quirky joys of reading old cookbooks is delighting in the crazy recipe titles. Remember Watergate Cake ? Or Hell Balls ? And who ...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Garlic & Cheese Twists: Crunchy Goodness

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I bought A Little Something when it was first published, making it one of the few cookbooks in my collection that I bought in a regular ol...
Sunday, August 28, 2011

A Little Something, by Susan Epstein: Baked Clam Dip Loaf

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Today, we move to a more modern cookbook: A Little Something: More Than 150 Snacks, Appetizers, And Hors D'oeuvres For Every Craving And...
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Friday, August 26, 2011

Fantastic Fruit Bars: Improvisational Cookery

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We can't end our week with Amazing Magical Jell-o Desserts without having at least one ★ -rated recipe "for children with more coo...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Dazzling Easter Eggs: Doing It Old School

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When I was a kid, we had finger Jell-O -- Jell-O and Knox gelatin in a 9x13 pan, that you could slice and eat, well, with your fingers. Year...