Thai Chicken with Cashews

Last weekend I finally went through my google reader to get inspiration from my starred recipe.  I’ve had this one starred since last summer and Tyler cooked it up for dinner on Monday night.  It was good but a little too spicy for me (I blame that on Tyler who often dumps spices in without [...]

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Sesame Chicken Pasta Salad

Tyler made this recipe last Saturday as a bit of a Valentine’s surprise.  I had to work that day and informed him that I did not want to have to do dishes at the end of the day, so while a nice elaborate romantic dinner would be great, I’d rather we just get pizza!  Instead [...]

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Feta and Mushroom Bread Tarts

I had these at Cooking Club this month and decided they’d be a good appetizer for Valentine’s Day.  Tyler surprised me with dinner on V-Day though so we actually didn’t have them until Sunday night.  We just made a whole batch and ate it for dinner!  Yum!
Feta and Mushroom Bread Tarts
Ingredients:
2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup olive [...]

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February Cooking Club: Romantic Dinner for Two

Jules hosted our Cooking Club this month and we had a huge turnout and some seriously delicious food!  On the menu for the evening:
chicken, fig, and pancetta bites
feta and mushroom bread tarts
asparagus salad with walnut oil vinaigrette
cream of asparagus soup
beef en croute with mushroom sauce
mashed sweet potatoes with marsala
mashed minty potatoes and peas
molten chocolate cakes
It [...]

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