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Ottolenghi Week
Yotam Ottolenghi. I keep hearing his name crop up as one of the hot chefs of the moment. Then last weekend, the LA Times did a feature on him, with his recipe for shakshuka — a dish that an Israeli...
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Cobb Salad
Everything good on one plate. Creamy avocado, crispy salty bacon, hard-boiled egg, and how to describe the unique flavor of blue cheese? Since so little is needed, I splurge on a tiny wedge of a...
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Ottolenghi Week – The Report
During the Olympics, I got into the London spirit by cooking a few recipes from Israeli-born British chef Yotam Ottolenghi. It went okay, not great, partly because I pulled some random recipes from...
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Glazed Balsamic Sweet Potatoes
By request, I am sharing the recipe for Ottolenghi’s glazed balsamic sweet potatoes. I have adapted the recipe, as the recipe I followed was British and called for things like caster sugar and spring...
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Milk Frother
My new favorite gadget/appliance is a milk frother that I bought on a lark at Costco. You know how you go in for coffee and toilet paper and come out with a milk frother and a television set? Just...
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Sweet and Sour Eggplant
An easy, healthy (uh, except for the sugar, I guess) meal. Sweet and Sour Eggplant, adapted from The Shiksa in the Kitchen Ingredients: 3-4 Japanese eggplants 1 red bell pepper scallions (optional) 3...
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Chicken Pot Pie with Sweet Potatoes
Chicken pot pie on a weeknight? Yes! I even made my own pie crust, although you don’t have to. The Good Enough Gourmet will never judge you for buying the pie crust, although when you see how...
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Vegetable Paella
As promised, here’s my favorite recipe from my Ottolenghi experimentation. In fact, this may be my favorite dish of all time at the moment. Vegetarian paella?? Traditionally, paella includes...
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Salmon Bisque
I felt like a superhero when I make this dish. I had worked a long day and got home late. I would have gone to our “too late to cook” standby – quesadillas – except we just did that the night before....
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Sausage and Cheese One-Pot Pasta
Pasta with spicy sausage and creamy cheese. Made in one pot. Hello dinner. Sausage and Cheese One-Pot Pasta, adapted from Kevin and Amanda Ingredients: olive oil 1 lb sausage of your choice...
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Chicken Meatballs and Quick Pepperonata
Meatballs are fun food. You need several meatball recipes in your repertoire. These are chicken meatballs, with quick pepperonata on the side. The mild taste of the chicken goes nicely with the...
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Thighs and Fries
Not the most attractive picture but I love this dinner. The blog, Dinner A Love Story cleverly named it Thighs and Fries, although as you can see, I usually make it with whole legs. Bone-in thighs...
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Curried Carrot Soup
Lots of flavor in this soup. Red lentils thicken it – they pop when they cook and provide texture. Sounds weird, I know, but it’s good – really. These proportions make a big pot of soup. But...
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Paprika Chicken
Please forgive the ridiculousness of this picture, but I forgot to take a picture until halfway through dinner. At least you can see how juicy this chicken was. You must add this chicken to your...
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Lamb Sliders
As you can tell, I adapt my recipes from other food blogs. I try to be scrupulous about linking to the original recipes to give credit where it’s due. In this case, you might want to read the...
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A Month of Menu Planning
Even the Good Enough Gourmet gets sick of menu planning. Every Sunday morning, I spend way too much time going through recipes trying to figure out what to make for the week. Enough, I thought last...
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Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup
Sometimes you need a slow cooker recipe. Like last week, when I had to get my daughter to a rehearsal by 7:00, but had to work and had no time to cook dinner. How nice to throw the ingredients into...
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Spaghetti with Caramelized Onions and Spinach
This is your go-to recipe when you really don’t feel like cooking. It’s ridiculously easy, and pretty tasty, especially for the minimal effort you put in. Spaghetti with Caramelized Onions and...
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Fudgy Brownies
This recipe is for my daughter. She’s away at college and asked me for my brownie recipe so I thought I’d share it with everyone at once. Fudgy Brownies, adapted from Everyday Food Ingredients: 1...
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Chicken Caesar Salad
It’s been hot. Too hot to cook. Too hot to plan menus and write a shopping list. Too hot to bother photographing my dinner before sharing it with you. Here’s my easy version of Chicken Caesar...
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