Are you sick of lamb yet? Well, I certainly am not, even though last week was kind of over-lambed for us. Yet I keep coming back for more. Today I found a neat little recipe for Cawl — a traditional Welsh hearty soup, typically made with beef or mutton on a bone and whatever seasonal […]
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Lamb Tagine With Green Olives & Pickled Lemons
As you may already know from my previous post, I had a bit of a lamb surplus this week. Since we are counting carbs, making our family’s favorite — plov — is out of question, so I had to come up with something else. Being in the middle of clay pot cooking streak, I wanted to […]
Speedy Gourmet: Chicken Liver Pâté
I like liver, and there is nothing you can do about it. When I cut up a whole chicken, I always save the chicken belly fat and liver for later. Then I buy another small box of livers and make this quick pâté. It’s divine on a warm croissant, crusty toast, water cracker, or anything […]
Highly Addictive Substance Alert: Homemade Sourdough Croissants
This post was submitted to YeastSpotting on 2/3/2013 There is just something utmost special about croissants. I don’t know if it’s the shape, the warm buttery aroma, or the lacy-flaky-feathery-melt-in-your-mouth-with-slightly-crunchy-tails texture, or all of the above, but when I come across croissants, be it at a grocery store, a bakery, or a street stand, I […]
Effortless: Beef Short Ribs In A Clay Pot
Today is going to be just a quick post. No nostalgic ramblings, no gastronomical musings, no pseudo-scientific reports. This dish is effortless. I did no research, no recipe comparison, no option evaluation. All I did was — chop and load, chop and load. Shocked? Me, too!
Happy Comebacks. Cooking in a clay pot.
To celebrate the last day of the National Soup Month, I made this quick and easy Spanish Sausage & Lentil soup. I’ve made it before several times. The major difference this time — I tried it in a clay pot (bean pot). This beautiful Italian bean pot has been sitting idly in my cabinet for […]




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