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July 9, 2008

Chicken and Orzo with Lemon and Olives

I’m a big fan of one-pot meals. Partially because it cuts down on the dishes, partially for the simplicity, but also because I really like the idea of all the flavors from all the ingredients melding together in one big pot of yummy-ness. And that’s totally what this recipe is.

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April 14, 2008

Ina Garten’s Lemon Yogurt Cake

Lemon Yogurt Cake

It’s no secret how I feel about Ina and her recipes. They’re so wonderfully simple and elegant - just like her! In fact I was watching the Chefography of the Food Network this weekend and Bob Tuschman, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production for the Food Network, said that he cooked with Ina Garten’s cookbooks long before she appeared on the Network. He said that her recipes made him look good, and I completely agree. This recipe makes you look real good.

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February 21, 2008

Our Take on Chicken Piccata

Another dish I made over the weekend was Chicken Piccata. Ok, I shouldn’t say I made it, it was actually my mom’s idea. But I like to think I helped out with the preparation.

We were going to loosely base the dish off of this Chicken Piccata recipe, but wound up taking another route. Instead of white wine and capers, we decided to go with a flour coating and lots of lemon.

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