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Archive for January, 2007

In which Shana takes liberties with chili

Posted in From Shana's Kitchen on January 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I wasn’t planning to write about my recent chicken + white bean chili recipe makeover. It seemed too modest an innovation to warrant a post. But now that Ann Arbor is in the midst of a cold snap, it seems the right moment to do this. Plus, Carolina suggested that I actually communicate how to [...]

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Winter Beginnings

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on January 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Since late December, I’ve been thinking that maybe winter isn’t the time to begin a writing project, to begin a writing project about food. Spring and summer are so bursting with promise and inspiration that I wouldn’t really need to think about what I wrote. I could just walk through the farmer’s market [...]

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A Simple Pleasure

Posted in From Maria's Kitchen on January 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Risotto, in January, made with turkey broth frozen after Thanksgiving. I made it once, years ago, and remember it was a hit, but though that might have been by chance. Made it again tonight with some very meaty broth made from Thanksgiving’s brined turkey and it was very good indeed. There’s something about the [...]

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Melange: A Mixed Response

Posted in Ann Arbor Restaurants, tagged , on January 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »

On Saturday night, John and I went to Melange for dinner with Mark and Claire. This was a pretty big night out for us (no kids!), so the restaurant was going to have to bear some extra burden to justify our investment. I think my response, for good and for ill, is pretty fair (and [...]

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Anne’s December dinner party I

Posted in From Anne's Kitchen on January 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Haven’t had much time to post lately as I’ve thrown small dinner parties the last two Saturdays. I LOVE menu planning but spend way too much time on it. I have to pull out all my food magazines from the past 3 months for inspiration, jot down references to interesting recipes in my notebook, then [...]

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Best of the Break

Posted in Uncategorized on January 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I fully realize this is the time of year for Top 10 lists of all sorts–I spent this morning poring over Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums of 2006, Must Reads from Salon, and Bob Mondello’s film picks. And believe me when I say I intended to share with you, dear readers, my favorites of 2006–the best [...]

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