From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Pumpkin Ice Cream

October 30, 2009

I’ve been going a little crazy with the pumpkin lately. You haven’t seen the recipes yet, but they are coming…
So yesterday, when my husband asked me to make him some homemade ice cream to bring a work party (an “iron chef” themed party, no less), I figured why stop now? Why not do pumpkin ice [...]

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Roasted Squash Soup With Corn

October 29, 2009

This is a lovely fall soup: creamy and delicious (not to mention colorful and full of antioxidants!), and it’s fairly versatile as you can use any type of winter squash or sugar pumpkin. I used a combination of my two favorite squashes: delicata and Japanese kabocha squash.
You need 2 cups of roasted squash purée; [...]

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French Macarons for the Daring Bakers

October 27, 2009

The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.

What a coincidence that this month’s challenge was a naturally gluten-free recipe that features almond flour (since I am giving away a signed copy of [...]

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Zucchini Muffins Without Gluten or Sugar

October 26, 2009

I thought about coming up with something innovative and intriguing to do with zucchini for this post.
I’ve reached the end of my alphabetical blogging challenge, you see, and I figured I should end it with a “bang”.
Yet in the end I went with the tried and true- a recipe for zucchini muffins.
These do [...]

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Yogurt Making

October 25, 2009

Yogurt made with live cultures is great for you- it’s high in protein, calcium and probiotics that aid the digestive system.
I’m a big fan of “low-tech” yogurt making- you don’t need any fancy equipment to make wholesome plain yogurt and once you have plain homemade yogurt, making delicious thick Greek yogurt is also a [...]

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Xacuti

October 24, 2009

Were it not for my determination to make a recipe using every letter of the alphabet this month, I am quite certain I would never have made xacuti.
And I’d really be missing something.

Xacuti (pronounced shakuti) is a dish from the Indian state of Goa. Goan food is typically heavy on the chili peppers and spices; [...]

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Watermelon, Cucumber and Mint Salad

October 23, 2009

You’re probably thinking that I am really stretching the seasonality concept here…a watermelon salad in New York in October?

Well, here’s the deal. I grew this cute little yellow watermelon in my garden and it’s been in my refrigerator for a while…I’d pretty much forgotten about it, in fact, but for it being “W” day!
This [...]

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Vegan Wraps with Tempeh, Chard and Squash

October 22, 2009

I’m not one to spend too much time atoning for dietary transgressions, but I’ve been making/eating a lot more carbs/sweets than I usually do lately and I was craving something really healthy to “make up for it”. These vegan wraps with tempeh, chard and squash completely hit the spot.

I think that after I finish this [...]

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Uva Sorbet

October 21, 2009

As you may or may not know, I’ve been “blogging the alphabet” this month. The inspiration for this little adventure was the September 2009 issue of Gourmet magazine. When I took on this blogging challenge, I didn’t know that this issue would be one of Gourmet’s last…
As much as I’ve enjoyed perusing Gourmet’s [...]

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Tomato Tart

October 19, 2009

Remember that ball of homemade puff pastry I stashed away after the Daring Cooks puff pastry challenge? Well, I defrosted it yesterday and made a delicious tomato tart.

(To be honest, it’s kind of a pizza. I made a similar version with the dough previously, and it was so good, I had to do [...]

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