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This weekend I made dinner for my cousin and her family ... the first time I've ever had to prepare that many dishes on my own (though they ended up helping some) and for that many people to depend on me for dinner! Kind of stressful and I definitely need more practice on the art of having everything come together at the same time, but also fun ( Read more... )

Orangette recently posted a couple of recipes I've been meaning to try, and I finally had time to do so. Both were wonderful. One was a rich, savory creamy scallop soup, and the other was an apple ... tart? cake? Apple tart cake? This:


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Every time I leave town generous, kind-hearted, and saint-like friends cat sit.  Good deeds have to be repaid and this means I cook a dinner for my kitty guardians of awesome.  The dinners usually have a theme.  This time around it was Homey Comfort foods.  The menu was:

Ham & Cheese (appetizer)

Scallop Pot Pie Deconstructed (first course)

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a.k.a Why Garlic Is Oozing Out Of My Every Pore ( Pics )

sarah_y & I did our final grill duty today.


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Yesterday for dinner, we had grilled shrimp, scallops, zucchini and asparagus.  There were leftover grilled zucchini and shrimp.  Today, for lunch, I made some low-carb (Dreamfields) rotini pasta.  I added the shrimp and the zucchini, which I diced, then I added some butter, salt and pepper and OMG, IT WAS SO GOOD.

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