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Mar 6

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Braised tuna roast with capers and tomatoes

Cooking something from each of our 45 (and counting) cookbooks is not going to be one of the easier tasks on my Food List 2011. Don’t get me wrong, we have a great selection of cookbooks and many of them are likely to stay on our bookshelf and put food on our table forever. But in the age of the internet, it’s often much easier and faster to find recipes online than it is to find one in a cookbook. Additionally, I spend more time reading food blogs than I do reading cookbooks, which means I come into contact with more recipes (and those recipes usually have photos, which also makes it more likely that I’ll make it). Read more

Feb 7

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Date night braised lamb shanks

Brett and I have a weekly date night, and when those words come out of my mouth/fingertips it makes me feel a little bit more cheesy and settled than I already do, but let me tell you – I love date night. We alternate planning date nights, which can be as simple as dinner at the Italian place down the street or as complex as an entire day-long itinerary of activities, and we commit to spending the time purely on ourselves and on spending time together – no thoughts of work, no doing errands, no paying bills, no email and no phone calls.  We often end up going places or doing things we wouldn’t otherwise. Two weeks ago, we went roller skating. Last week, we took a pizza to the drive-in movie theater nearby for a double feature. We’ve also taken food up into the mountains to watch the sunset, woken up at 5 a.m. to drink hot chocolate and see the sunrise at Skyspace, and spent a day exploring LA on public transit.  It’s a great way to get to know our area and to experience the important things, considering we know we won’t live in Southern California forever. Read more

Jan 5

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Chicken with tomatillos, potatoes, jalapeños (with veggie option)

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There’s nothing quite so comforting as knowing that when you get home there will be dinner waiting for you, simmering away on the counter in a slow cooker. Something that has simmered all day, and is now ready to fall apart with tenderness as you scoop it into your bowl. Also as knowing you have a football game to watch, one in a dwindling reserve of games left before The Great Drought. Preferably the two together, especially after the first day back at work after the holidays. Read more

Dec 30

Turkey sloppy joes and brioche buns

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Did you eat a lot of Manwich as a kid, like I did? Did you love it with all of your little girl heart, like I did? On toasted Wonder Bread brand Texas Toast, with a slice of Velveeta, like me? Read more

Dec 1

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Boiled kale. (No, seriously.)

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Turns out, boiled kale is fantastic. There has never been a more unappealing phrase uttered as “boiled kale,” as Brett made abundantly clear when I suggested we have it for dinner. But I prevailed (as happens), and made it last night for dinner.

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