All posts for the month February, 2010
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Posted by boxingoctopus on February 21, 2010
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Poll
Tonight, I’m attempting the Lee Brothers’ Pimiento-Cheese Potato Gratin, but I’m also looking ahead to the weekend. Something yeasty, cinnamonny, and sugary. I’m thinking either cinnamon rolls or monkey bread. Your thoughts?
Posted by boxingoctopus on February 17, 2010
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Pioneer Woman’s Chicken Spaghetti
I’ve always thought of myself as above chicken spaghetti, because I associate it with canned chicken, mushy peppers, cream of mushroom soup, and crappy cheese. Chicken spaghetti is the equivalent of chick lit, a guilty pleasure. Surely my tastes are more refined than that! But I’ll admit: it’s pretty tasty, especially when you use fresh, [...]
Posted by boxingoctopus on February 16, 2010
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Baked Brownies for the Super Bowl
I made these brownies for a Super Bowl party, and even though they were in competition with a delicious homemade King Cake on the dessert table, they were a big hit (especially with the pregnant lady!). My darling sister-in-law gave me a copy of Baked for Christmas, and for that I will be forever grateful [...]
Posted by boxingoctopus on February 13, 2010
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How to make chicken pot pie in just nine hours!
Who doesn’t love chicken pot pie? Donnie sure does! When I was an undergrad at UT-Austin way back in the flannel-clad ’90s, among my pauper’s menu (alongside the requisite ramen and 39-cent bean burritos from Taco Bell) were the 2/$1 store-brand pot pies from the local grocery chain. These were not good pot pies, but [...]
Posted by boxingoctopus on February 3, 2010
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Homemade graham crackers
So, the hubbo bought me a number of baking-related cookbooks for Christmas and, after going through and marking all the recipes that looked interesting, I dove in. First up, graham crackers! Graham crackers bear an interesting provenance, in that they were invented by the dietary reformer Rev. Sylvester Graham in 1829. They were part of [...]
Posted by boxingoctopus on February 2, 2010
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