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Entries Tagged as 'comfort food'

Vintage Breakfast Biscuits

March 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that everyone loves a good buttermilk biscuit. What's not to love? buttery rich flavor and mouthfeel, flaky texture, piping hot innards, and now I have to stop because I'm salivating. Back in Israel, D used to get super excited at the prospect […]

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Tags: breakfast and brunch · comfort food · tarts

Shakshuka

March 4th, 2008 · 8 Comments

To say I love shakshuka is both a huge understatement and slightly misleading. How's that? Well, I more than love shakshuka; it's one of my absolute favorite breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, and hell, snacks. When D and I can't agree on what to put in the omelet or pancakes, I just say […]

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Tags: breakfast and brunch · comfort food · easy-as-a-1-2-3 · good for you

Make-your-own Mexican Dinner

January 20th, 2008 · No Comments

D and I were both very excited at the thought of turkey burgers, but you can't make turkey burgers when the grocery store is out of turkey. hmm.
After a few moments' hesitation about what to make my very hungry and over-studied cohabiter, I settled on mexican. Now, before you get too excited, this […]

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Tags: comfort food · condiments · easy-as-a-1-2-3 · good for you · main dishes · sides · techniques · veggies

Baked Oatmeal

January 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments

By now you all know that Sunday morning breakfast is practically an institution in this house of mine. Usually, it involves some form of yeasty, delicious bread, from apricot couronne to challah french toast to the fall-favorite, spiced pumpkin bread. This morning, D and I and our house guest Eric somehow managed to […]

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Tags: breakfast and brunch · comfort food · easy-as-a-1-2-3 · good for you

Saffron-Nutmeg Rice Pudding: Sugar High Friday!

December 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Something has happened. There used to be no stopping me from gravitating straight toward the chocolate. In Baskin Robbins, I had no control over my constant need for chocolate raspberry truffle, and therefore tasted almost no other flavors for about six years. My mom could hide all the candy in the house and I wouldn't […]

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Tags: comfort food · dessert · easy-as-a-1-2-3