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Archive for February, 2008

Cookbook: The Joy of Cooking

Posted in Breakfast, Cookbooks on February 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »

This is the first of a series of posts on cookbooks–not so much reviews as general thoughts on usefulness and content. First up is The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker. Irma first published the book in 1931, and subsequent versions have been updated by her daughter, Marion and [...]

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Posted in Dessert, tagged on February 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I’ve made these cookies about 5 times in the last two months, trying to perfect a recipe for an everyday sort of chocolate chip cookie that I could have on hand for a small snack or dessert. I think I’ve hit on a recipe that achieves a nice balance of sweetness and texture that’s more [...]

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Black Beans with Black Rice

Posted in Main dishes, tagged , , , on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I love beans. I cook a lot with beans, but when cooking for myself, I usually cook with a single can. Yesterday, I decided to experiment with cooking black beans from dried beans. It wasn’t very hard (about an hour of cooking, with 5 minutes of onion-slicing and bean-rinsing prep), but it did make [...]

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