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    Pork Satay with Curried Peanut Sauce

    This pork satay is a quick, easy dinner and an excellent delivery system for this creamy, peanutty, spicy sauce. I like to puree it for a smoother texture, but it doesn’t need to be – it’s delicious no matter what. Make a big batch of this sauce because it’s great on chicken, steak, tofu, and [...]

    Chicken Dupiaza

    Have you been to Food52.com? No? But I’ve written about it before! You must not have been listening! Well, move that mouse up to the navigation bar and take a trip over there. It’s a fabulous food community made up of all kinds of great cooks who write delicious recipes.
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    Chicken Meatballs with Coconut Curry

    I’ve been watching cookies get photographed at work all week. This, inevitably meant that I ate cookies all week. A lot of cookies. So when Matt mentioned curry as a dinner option this week, it had never sounded better. We make our curry with coconut milk which gives it a silky, smooth texture but it’s [...]

    Spiced Corn Soup with Sauteed Mushrooms

    At the risk of sounding like a typical New Year’s Resolution maker, I am trying to eat healthier in 2010. Those of you who know me know I try to eat healthy at least most of the time (which makes it much easier and better when I go on a butter eating rampage). At any [...]

    Ragada (Potato Cakes with Spicy Chickpea Sauce)

    I used to be a slave to my favorite restaurants. Sure, I love to try new things, but I am the queen of cravings. This meant that if I went to one of my favorite eateries, I would stumble to the counter or to the table and beg for that must-have dish. I couldn’t NOT [...]