March 2006 – Page 2 – Fennel*Twist

March 27, 2006

Lamb Stew with Guinness & Roasted Vegetables

It was the day before Saint Patrick's Day and I was hunting for a good recipe to make for dinner. Something timely. Something festive. Something with beer! I'd never made lamb stew before but I wanted to try it. I came across this recipe at the Food Network site and it looked very interesting, as …

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March 24, 2006

IMBB24: Walnut, Apple & Spinach Salad w/ Crunchy Chicken

This was a fun challenge hosted by Too Many Chefs, in which the aim was to create a meal in 30 minutes. A meal where you start with raw (or pretty close to being raw) ingredients and make them into something tasty -- tout de suite. This was challenging! I'm used to thinking big and …

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March 22, 2006

Adventures in Pork II: Espresso-Spice Rubbed Pork Loin

This meal all started with a trip to Zupan's (fancy-pantsy grocery store). I went for some tuna, I left with tuna and this spice rub. Which, just now, when I looked it up, I realized was affiliated with Michael Chiarello. I bought it anyway because I am a sucker for pretty packaging and coffee products. …

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March 21, 2006

Swiss Chard and White Bean Soup — It's Pretty & Green and Good for You Too!

The weekends are all about big, tasty meals. Mondays are usually soup, the healthier the better. I try to make something extra good (read: non-fattening) for us on Monday to try and make up for things like, well, let's see -- uh, lamb and Guinness stew and espresso-spice-rubbed pork loin accompanied with goat cheese and …

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March 20, 2006

Shrimp, Mango and Bell Pepper Skewers with Coconut Risotto

These recipes for shrimp skewers and glaze, I found on Epicurious the other day and thought they looked really good. It was one of those, "Oh, I think we're having that for dinner tomorrow" moments. It just looked all fresh and healthy and kind of light. Okay, this was in the pre-risotto phase but bear …

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