I was asked to bring a salad and a cooked vegetable side to our family's Christmas Eve dinner. These are both pretty and delicous.

Arugula Fennel Prosciutto Pomegranite Saladhttp://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/fennel-prosciutto-and-pomegranate- ( Read more... )

I'd never made guacamole before, but I've eaten my share and developed some definite ideas about it ( Read more... )

I'm too wired to sleep. I blame the ventolin I needed late in the evening.

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This is a recipe from my Jamie's Italy (Jamie Oliver) cookbook. It was a big hit. Everyone was blown away the moment they put one in their mouths. However, it's pretty fussy to make and the recipe quantities are problematic.

( the problems, as I saw them, but why they're delicious anyway. )