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Monthly Archives: November 2007

Mashed potatoes

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

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Pumpkin bars

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Here’s a confession: I’m really bad at making pie crust. I’ve tried just about everything — all-butter, all-shortening, half and half, the food processor method, the pastry cutter thing, bare hands — only to end up with something slightly too dry/too gooey/rolls out funny/holes in it. What’s a girl to do when she has to [...]

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Butternut squash soup

Saturday, November 17, 2007

One of my favorite fall comfort foods is butternut squash soup. It’s sweet, creamy, and a wonderful deep golden yellow — liquid autumn in a bowl. This recipe was created by Shawn McClain, executive chef of Custom House, Spring, and Green Zebra restaurants here in Chicago. The addition of blue cheese provides a nice pungent [...]

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D.C. food

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Okay, I lied when I said I’d dedicate a week to London food. I’ll get back to that later. In the meantime, here’s a photo from my recent trip to D.C. — a caipirinha from Brazilian restaurant The Grill from Ipanema.

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