Strawberry Notebook

Aug 2010

Lemonlicious Sugar Cookies

These lemon-laced goodies have been my go-to cookie for years. After finding them in Rebecca Rather’s cookbook, “The Pastry Queen”, I set about making them nonstop throughout the better part of my junior year of…

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Lemonlicious Sugar Cookies

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Faux Pot Roast with Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Aug 2010

Faux Pot Roast with Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Technically speaking, this is not pot roast. It’s a braised roast. In my pot roast ignorance I assumed that pot roasts were cooked in a pot, not seared in a pot and then roasted in…

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Faux Pot Roast with Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Technically speaking, this is not pot roast. It’s a braised roast. In my pot roast ignorance I assumed that pot roasts were cooked in a pot, not seared in a pot and then roasted in…

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Three-Bean Chili with Cheddar-Cornmeal Waffles

Aug 2010

Three-Bean Chili with Cheddar-Cornmeal Waffles

This chili has three kinds of beans in it. Need I say more? Okay, fine, I’ll say a little bit more. I’m admittedly obsessed with beans. From black beans in Pico de Gallo Saladto the…

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Three-Bean Chili with Cheddar-Cornmeal Waffles

This chili has three kinds of beans in it. Need I say more? Okay, fine, I’ll say a little bit more. I’m admittedly obsessed with beans. From black beans in Pico de Gallo Saladto the…

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Jul 2010

Penne with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

This dish sure puts a smile on my face. Not only was it delicious the day it was made/subsequently inhaled, I also spent half of the following day eagerly anticipating eating the leftovers for lunch.…

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Penne with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

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Jul 2010

Snickerdoodle Blondies & Brit-Lit

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and this recipe is living proof. The instant I saw it gracing the web pages over at Brown-Eyed Baker I had to make it. No…

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Jul 2010

Quinoa-Stuffed Bell Peppers

Thanks to the weeks of cookies, bars, and other sweet things that have been featured on this blog recently, I’m now on a little bit of a health kick. That, and the subtle tightening of…

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Quinoa-Stuffed Bell Peppers

Thanks to the weeks of cookies, bars, and other sweet things that have been featured on this blog recently, I’m now on a little bit of a health kick. That, and the subtle tightening of…

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