From the monthly archives:

January 2007

I Want a Target Chefmate Dutch Oven

January 29, 2007

Oh happy day! I have been trying to hunt down the Target Chefmate Dutch Oven ever since I read about it in Cooks Illustrated after Christmas. I naively thought that I would be able to simply walk into Target, pick up this bright red pot and start cooking stews to my hearts [...]

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Ellie Krieger’s Triple Chocolate Cookies

January 28, 2007

Confession time: I am having way too much fun with my new pink KitchenAid and I’m happy to report that Ellie Krieger’s (surprise! surprise!) Triple Chocolate Cookies are definitely as decadent as they sound. I generally shy away from using whole wheat flour in my baking but I may have to reconsider that stance now. [...]

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Fettuccini with Creamy Red Pepper-Feta Sauce

January 27, 2007

I’m starting to wonder if I should change the tag line of this website to Erin Cooks:  An Ellie Krieger Retrospective.   What do you think?  Anyway, here’s another yummy option to wow your friends with:   Fettuccini with Creamy Red Pepper-Feta Sauce.  I couldn’t find whole wheat fettuccini so I used linguine.  My one quibble with [...]

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Meatball Heroes with Tri-Colored Peppers

January 18, 2007

The super tasty and figure friendly dish below has officially allowed Ellie Krieger to overthrow Giada as my favorite food network celebrity chef. Should the Patriots make it to the Super Bowl you might just see this awesome meatball sandwich on my coffee table — if you’re lucky enough to receive an invite to [...]

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Sweet Potato Biscuits

January 9, 2007

Biscuits are a big deal in my family.  It’s a well known fact that the only person who can make acceptable biscuits is my grandmother.  The rest of us generally don’t even try.   Whenever I’m visiting my mother in Maine we call my grandmother early in the morning and request freshly baked biscuits.  They’re to [...]

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Wine-Braised Chicken

January 5, 2007

Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always loved pouring over cookbooks, marveling at the gorgeous pictures, and wondering how each one would taste. I have vivid memories of leafing through a well worn edition of the Better Homes and Garden’s Cookbook at my grandmother’s house and I can’t express how excited [...]

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Dave Lieberman’s Thai Chicken Curry

January 4, 2007

Dave Lieberman’s Thai Chicken Curry is absolutely delicious.  I’m now officially in love with coconut milk and I can’t wait to use it in something else.  Chris and I devoured the entire dish, which was intended to be four servings, but since this was done slightly pre New Year’s Resolutions time I’m not inclined to [...]

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