Peanut Butter Fudge

December 11, 2011
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Creamy, rich, peanut butter fudge that cuts like a dream and will be the star of your Christmas cookie platter.

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Pignoli Cookies (Pine Nut Cookies)

December 5, 2011
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Crunchy, chewy, sweet and nutty, these Pine Nut Cookies are an almond-lover’s dream, and a great companion on a Christmas cookie plate.

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Orange Roast Chicken from Out of the Box Collective

December 3, 2011
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Orange Roast Chicken is easy enough for a weeknight, and delicious enough for company! The recipe comes from Out of the Box Collective, a new produce and grocery delivery service in Los Angeles.

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Nutella Hot Chocolate

December 1, 2011
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Stir Nutella into steaming hot milk for the tastiest version of hot chocolate ever! This is a d’oh recipe if ever there was one!

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A Few of my Favorite Things — November 2011 Edition

November 29, 2011
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My 10 favorite things from November 2011, including Calolea Olive Oil, MagNoodles, Produce Sac from Beneterre, WorththeWhisk.com, Kitchen-Play.com, InErikaskitchen.com, and a couple of funny posters!

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Santa’s Favorite Cookie — Secret Recipe Club

November 28, 2011
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A crispy sugar cookie rolled in colored sugar decorations makes a lovely treat for Santa.

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Turkey Salad with Korean Pear and Celery — The Day After

November 25, 2011
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A delicate turkey salad is sweetened with Korean pear and currants. Celery and onion add crunch and a mustardy dressing enlivens the whole mix. Leftover Thanksgiving turkey never had it so good!

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Happy Thanksgiving — a Poem

November 24, 2011
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This is the most amusing Thanksgiving poem, and perfect for our time!

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Tapenade — Olive Spread Appetizer

November 22, 2011
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A fragrant, garlicky olive spread with a bright zing from citrus. Perfect with crackers, as a sandwich spread, dolloped onto scrambled eggs or a baked potato!

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What to Make for Thanksgiving 2011 — California Style!

November 19, 2011
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It’s the side dishes that sizzle on the Thanksgiving menu. Try any of these wonderful, delicious, starring sides to make your meal memorable.

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Garlic and Herb Potato Gratin and a Foodie Thanksgiving

November 13, 2011
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A rich, comforting, elegant yet easy Garlic and Herb Potato Gratin is a perfect Thanksgiving side dish, or try it for Christmas with prime rib, or at Easter alongside ham.

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Nut and Mission Fig Tart

November 12, 2011
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Pastry chef Kristine Bocchino’s Blue Ribbon Nut and Mission Fig Tart would be amazing as a Thanksgiving dessert. Akin to a pecan pie but not as cloying, this beauty is stuffed with seasonal organic nuts and chewy figs.

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Corn with Black Garlic and Parmesan

November 6, 2011
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The last of the summer corn gets star treatment in a bath of garlicky olive oil and Parmesan. Rich, fruity, savory Black Garlic gives is a complex taste with loads of umami. This is a perfect with roast chicken or turkey (Thanksgiving, anyone?).

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Papa a la Huancaina — Peruvian Potato Salad

November 5, 2011
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Classic Papa a la Huancaina (Peruvian potato salad) is the most famous potato dish from Peru. A cheesy chile sauce enrobes boiled potatoes, with sliced eggs and olives on top.

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Beans and Greens with Shallots, Black Garlic and Cranberries

November 1, 2011
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A hearty, healthy side dish of Beans and Greens with Shallots, Black Garlic and Cranberries marries cannellini and kale to sweet black garlic and chewy cranberries, with a zingy lemon dressing.

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Using Up Halloween Candy — Snickers Cookies!

October 31, 2011
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A rich, peanut buttery cookie recipe is a great way to use up all those fun size Snickers Bars left over from Halloween!

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Heirloom Cottage Cheese Pie

October 26, 2011
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This heirloom recipe for Cottage Cheese Pie makes a simple, sweet dessert or breakfast pie, smelling deeply of nutmeg with the tang of fresh lemon. You’ll want two pieces.

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Turkey Pesto Panini

October 22, 2011
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Turkey Pesto Panini are perfect for a classroom or office lunch. Kids love them!

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A Few of my Favorite Things — October 2011 Halloween Edition

October 20, 2011
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A curated collection of my 10 favorite things for Halloween month 2011! Witches’ finger cookies, Candy Corn Jell-O Shooters, Mummy Meatloaf, Halloween Pumpkin Quesadillas…it doesn’t get better!

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