Fresh Hatch Chile, Butternut Squash, & Corn Chowder

23 August 2009 $$

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Iron Horse Russian Cuvee 2001

26 December 2008 Single Ingredients (Foods)

One of my favorite memories of Graham’s sister, Catherine, is of her ordering champagne for dinner. It was the night I first met her, and we were both Graham’s dates for an evening at a fancy-schmancy Indian fusion restaurant. Before that evening, it never occurred to me to order champagne for dinner. The [...]

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Christmas Breakfast: Stonewall Kitchen’s Gingerbread Pancake & Waffle Mix

15 December 2008 $$

In response to Graham’s frequent request for pancakes, I recently picked up a can of Stonewall Kitchen’s Gingerbread Pancake and Waffle Mix. With Graham as my guinea pig, I figured I could mangle of few batches of pancakes before Christmas when Santa will be kind enough to bestow upon me an ebelskiver. [...]

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South of the Border Tortilla Soup (Frontier Soups)

8 December 2008 $$

As I mentioned last week, I’m a huge fan of soup for dinner. It’s easy to make, good for the waistline, and good for the body. And it’s just the thing for the cool fall/winter nights. (Yes, even though I’m in Houston, it gets a bit chilly here. To be sure, [...]

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Spicy Black & Red Bean Fire Roasted Soup

3 December 2008 $

Shortly after we married, Graham found an article in the Wall Street Journal extolling the virtues of soup. High in volume, but low in calories. From my perspective, soup’s also a huge time saver. I can easily make a couple of different pots over the weekend, and because the flavors have time [...]

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