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Entries Tagged as 'Recipes, meatless mains'

Time in a gift bag

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments

It’s been dark in this corner of the blogosphere.  (Bad phrasing.  I know that spheres don’t have corners.)  I’d like to state that this silence is an act of solidarity with the striking writers’ guild.  It wouldn’t be true, but I’d like to state it anyway.  Because that sounds much more substantial than the real reason.
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Categories: Musings, rants, and whines · Recipes, meatless mains · Recipes, soups, stews, and gumbos · Staying After

Not My Mama’s Chili-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

September 20th, 2007 · No Comments

A convergence of thoughts . . . I’ve been planning menus to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and thinking about the fun of trying to duplicate authentic recipes in a weeknight kitchen. But I’ve also been thinking about cocina nueva or the new Latina kitchen, those Hispanic influences on our everyday food. At the [...]

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Categories: Recipes, meatless mains · Recipes, vegetable rainbow

Red Beans & Rice, N’Awlins Style

September 18th, 2007 · No Comments

We just watched the pilot for the new Fox series K-Ville and loved it.  The critics seem to agree, but it has definitely stirred debate about “the” New Orleans accent.  And is it New Awlins or N’Awlins?  And do New Orleanians really talk like “Yankees”?  Heh.  Just wait until they get to Tchoupitoulous and Burgundy.  That would [...]

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Categories: Recipes, meatless mains