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    October 27, 2011

    Five Cocktails You May Prefer to Mix at Home

    Photo by John Kiely​Classic cocktails are called that, not because they're old, but because they are delicious. Most of them can be ordered at any well-stocked bar, and some of them--such as a Negroni, Sazerac, or Martini--can be ordered with swagger. However, there's some classic cocktails ... More >>

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    October 26, 2011

    Cranberry Walnut Muffins

    Photo by Erin Boyle of Reading My Tea Leaves​This recipe is 20 years old this month, and I'll be taking the index card labeled Cranberry Bread out of my recipe box around this time every year until I'm 100, my fingers are arthritic and I just can't bake anymore, damn it. These muffins are guar ... More >>

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    October 24, 2011

    What's Cooking This Week?

    Photo by Brooke ViggianoA Peter Brady classic.​Am I crazy or is it actually starting to feel like fall? Like, not for pretend this time? It makes me very, very excited, so my menu this week will definitely showcase that fall flavor. But incase you missed it, check out last week's menu plan wit ... More >>

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    October 24, 2011

    Leftovers (Put an Egg on It)

    Photos by Christina UticoneI make leftovers delicious again by breathing new yolk into them.​​I am the leftover-eater at my house, by virtue of being The One Who Works From Home. My husband always says he is going to bring his lunch to work; he promises every time he cooks for six for ju ... More >>

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    October 17, 2011

    What's Cooking This Week?

    Photo by Brooke ViggianoMe me me so excited...to eat this. ​Mmm that moussaka was delish - reminded me of the Greek Easters I would spend with the Greek part of my fam growing up. With some more of my favorite holidays coming up, I'm getting a bit homesick. And since I'm food-obsessed, this we ... More >>

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    October 11, 2011

    Spooky Booze: 5 Creepy Cocktails To Get You In The Halloween Spirit

    Ahh, October: the time of year when we head to Frankel's/ Party Boy/ Stripper Depot to find our Halloween costumes, fat orange gourds sit outside at Kroger baking in the Houston sun, and every awful (by awful, I mean awesome) '80s horror movie is on AMC. I love everything about Halloween -- falling ... More >>

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    October 11, 2011

    What's Cooking This Week?

    Last week I enjoyed my meals with a nice touch of both summer and fall. But this week, I've been truly inspired. Ever since my love affair with baklava as a child, I've been lurvin' Greek food. And since last weekend's Greek Festival has gotten me all excited, I've added some Mediterranean flair to ... More >>

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    October 5, 2011

    Recipe: Almond Coconut Candy Fudge

    On a cloudy weekend afternoon, I felt like baking, but the cupboard held everything but flour. To save myself a trip to the store and an overheated kitchen, I settled instead on making fudge. Chocolate was the favor I craved, but since I was having Caribbean cocktails later that evening, I though ... More >>

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    October 3, 2011

    What's Cooking This Week?

    I can't believe it's October already. Since I've been pretending it's fall with my menus but it's really not, the lineup this week will be a nice mesh of both summer and fall recipes. With my picnic oven fried chicken and coleslaw and my brown butter pumpkin ravioli, you won't know what season it is ... More >>

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    September 29, 2011

    Whole Wheat Couscous Pudding with Dried Cranberries and Honey

    Reading about Mark Bittman's savory oatmeal inspired me to try a similar flavor reversal with couscous. I love the texture of couscous, especially the whole-wheat variety, which is nuttier and more filling. After some online research and small-batch experimentation, I settled on a semi-healthful re ... More >>

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    September 28, 2011

    Recipe: Dr Pepper Peanut Brittle

    I sublet my apartment this summer, and when I returned, there were four cans of Dr Pepper in my fridge. I can probably count on one hand the sodas I really do not care for, and sadly (non-Dublin) Dr Pepper is among them. Dumping all four cans down the drain seemed like a colossal waste, not to ment ... More >>

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    September 26, 2011

    Copycat vs. Real Deal: Luby's Macaroni And Cheese

    sandboxthreads.com​I sure do love some mac 'n cheese. My mom makes a killer mac, so when I had to bring a side to a barbecue last year, I asked for her recipe. Her email reply was titled "Luby's Cafeteria Mac and Cheese." Eh? My Mom's "killer mac" is really Luby's "killer mac"? I had never be ... More >>

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    September 26, 2011

    What's Cooking This Week?

    Brooke ViggianoAu jus for two​Despite the beautiful weather, last week I made a dinner menu gearing me up for fall (not my fault - I'm from Jersey and I miss my pumpkin spice lattes). I'll keep the autumn feeling going with a couple of next week's meals. Here's the plan. On the menu: Spinach ... More >>

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    September 19, 2011

    What's Cooking This Week?

    ​Last week's date night went well and I think I've eaten enough quiche to feed an entire bridal shower. On to the next week. Although it's still 90-something degrees, I want to believe it's cooler - so next week's menu plan is gearing me up for fall. Stuffed roast chicken and a delicious Bolog ... More >>

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    September 9, 2011

    What's Cooking Next Week?

    Brooke ViggianoMake a date-night steak​The short work week was wonderful, as were the meals. Next week's menu plan brings me a romantic date night, breakfast for dinner, and my all-time favorite vinaigrette. On the menu: Crispy Chicken Salad w/ Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette Zucchini & Squash ... More >>

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    September 2, 2011

    What's Cooking Next Week?

    Lauren ViggianoOven-baked fish tacos with homemade guacamole.​Mmm, last week's menu plan hit the spot, and we're looking forward to a fabulous long weekend followed by another week of easy cooking. Since it is a long weekend, and long weekends mean we can drink more, you may want to add a drun ... More >>

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    August 19, 2011

    What's Cooking Next Week?

    Brooke ViggianoOn the menu for this week: Homemade turkey meatballs and tomato sauce​I don't know about you, but when I get home from work, the last thing I want to do is brainstorm a meal for the night. And unfortunately, I'm just not one of those people that will be happy with a lean pocket ... More >>

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    August 10, 2011

    Off the Wall: Treebeards Buttercake

    ​In last week's Tunnel Explorer, Nicholas Hall provided us with an interesting look at a new, but old favorite - Treebeard's in the tunnel. Perhaps his slightly more than adequate meal of catfish, dirty rice, and squash casserole lacked excitement because he forgot to order the most important ... More >>

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    July 12, 2011

    Off the Wall: Brennan's Creole Bread Pudding Using Hot Dog Buns

    Brennan's Creole Bread Pudding​Last week, Christine Ha gave us some tips on what to do with all those leftover hotdog buns from the 4th. That's when EOW reader CameronByars chimed in with her two cents - "Hot dog buns are also great for making bread pudding, as they are sweeter than other br ... More >>

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    July 5, 2011

    Booze: The Southside Mystery

    ​The Southside cocktail is a quintessential, yet underrated hot weather cooler. It's a refreshingly light mix of gin, mint, lemon or lime, and sweetness, perfect for a summer's evening. The only uncertainty is its birthplace. The most popular claim is that the drink originated in Chicago, durin ... More >>

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    June 9, 2011

    Top 5 Healthy and Unique Smoothies

    ilovemypit​For nearly two years I lived without a blender. I know, talk about a hardship, right? Well, the dog days are over, because I have been reunited with one of my favorite kitchen appliances once again and am making up for lost time. In addition to being a blender enthusiast, I also h ... More >>

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    May 16, 2011

    Frugalicious: Porcupine Balls

    Ready to make some balls​Porcupine balls are a great entree -- inexpensive, delicious and easily modified to suit your caloric or dietary needs. This dish is quick to assemble, leaving you plenty of time while it bakes to do your thing. Clean-up is easy, and most ingredients are pantry/freez ... More >>

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    March 4, 2011

    Shiftwork Bites: Megadarra

    ​For years now, I've been chasing the perfect megadarra. I was first introduced to this Middle Eastern staple at Droubi's. My family has been visiting this grocery store-cum-lunch counter location for quick weeknight dinners for years, especially on Wednesdays, when megadarra and fried potatoe ... More >>

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    March 2, 2011

    Recipe: Portobello Pizza

    ​I hate to admit it, but lately many of those good eating habits that I had adopted at the beginning of the year seem to be falling by the wayside. The best way to get myself back on track is to cook healthy and delicious dishes that will keep me satiated long enough to take my mind off that ... More >>

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    February 9, 2011

    From Australia with Love: Aussie Foods Featured at Rice Epicurean

    ​Right now, Houstonians can get a taste of Australian cuisine without having to fly halfway across the world. Rice Epicurean is offering many enticing Australian made products at local stores. In addition to the excellent Pensfold Shiraz selection, there are also lovely citrus-infused olive ... More >>

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    February 4, 2011

    Class Up Your Super Bowl Party

    Photo by Urban MixerMini lamb burgers are even better with curried green apples on top.​Now that the threat of Snowpocalypse 2011 has finally passed, grocery stores should be free[er] once again and you can start making your final preparations if you're hosting a Super Bowl party. However, if ... More >>

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    January 17, 2011

    A Different Type of Chocolate Cookie

    ​ While another EOW writer, Joanna O'Leary, has been out searching for the perfect chewy chocolate chip cookie, I have been busy in my kitchen turning out an entirely different version. This recipe is adapted from Alice Medrich's new book Chewy, Crispy, Crunchy, Melt-in-your Mouth Cookies, wh ... More >>

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    December 21, 2010

    Recipe: Sweet Potato Casserole

    ​My family never made sweet potatoes for our holiday dinners. Perhaps it was a Northern thing. After I acquired in-laws, I was suddenly exposed to holiday sweet potatoes, which is a family favorite. Last year, I snuck in a holiday alternative - a sweet potato casserole swiped from a coworker ... More >>

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    December 13, 2010

    The 24-Pound Ham

    ​Two weeks before Thanksgiving, I had my normal dividing-up-Thanksgiving duties with the father-in-law. After picking the side dishes, he asked me if I could make a second main dish meat to go along with his turkey. No problem, I thought, so I offered to make a lamb roast. "Can you make a ham ... More >>

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    December 6, 2010

    Recipe: "Winter Edition" Oreo Fudge

    ​Ever fascinated by seasonal products, I picked up a package of "Winter Edition" Oreos ($2.99) at the supermarket. It seems Nabisco has become sufficiently PC as not to call them "Christmas" Oreos, though they don't exactly scream Hanukkah. Like other seasonal Oreos, this variety is similar t ... More >>

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    November 30, 2010

    Holiday Apps Made Easy: Roasted Garlic, Feta and Walnut Dip with Toasted Flat Bread

    ​'Tis the season for guests. It pays to be equipped with a handful of easy appetizer recipes that you can whip up quickly and usually have the ingredients for already sitting in the kitchen. This delicious dip fits the bill perfectly. The only thing that takes any time at all is roasting the ... More >>

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    November 22, 2010

    Redneck Thanksgiving: Baked Ham and Apple Dumplings

    timeinthekitchen.com​For those pressed for time, looking to do some ironic cooking or just plain angry at their arteries, we present the third in a series of recipes to help you enjoy a Redneck Thanksgiving. For previous posts in this series -- mined mainly from my family's eastern Ohio church ... More >>

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    November 2, 2010

    Perfecting the Meatball, Part 2

    ​Ah, the complexity of the food entity known as the meatball. There are devout believers on every side the meatball debate, and everyone adamantly believes that their way is the only way. Below is the recipe that I created from weeks of meatball research. Try it with your favorite red sauce an ... More >>

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    October 26, 2010

    Cooking Through Alton: Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes

    ​We're trying recipes by Food Network icon Alton Brown that might work for Thanksgiving. If they're good, you'll have a complete guide for the big meal. If they're clunkers, we'll provide you with alternate recipes that are tried and true. Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes The dish: This recip ... More >>

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    October 21, 2010

    Orzo with Orange-Marinated Chicken, Spinach and Edamame

    ​One of the recipes on my meal plan that I did stick to during last week's eating-on-$20 escapade was this salad that I made up after deciding I liked the way all the ingredients sounded together in my head. That still counts as a recipe, right? This recipe served me particularly well through ... More >>

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    September 21, 2010

    Recipe: Dairy Oxycontin, a.k.a. Macaroni & Cheese

    Vancouver Bites! ​I attempted to read Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin's Skinny Bitch once, a few years back. They explained what was behind our yearning for Cheddar, Colby, Brie, Havarti, Romano, and Gouda. "Morphine, along with codeine and other opiates are naturally produced in cows' livers a ... More >>

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    September 16, 2010

    Game Day Recipes That Won't Have You Sidelined

    epicurious.com​There are so many reasons to love the Fall. At the top of our list: the return of football. We can't wait to get together with old friends from college so we can get drunk, jump around, and shout obscenities at a bunch of kids on TV (which is happens to be what we do alone watch ... More >>

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    September 13, 2010

    Easy Almond Cake

    ​Easy. Delicious. Able to visually entertain young children. These are just a few of my requirements when baking a cake, and luckily, this almond cake adapted from Nigella Lawson's How to Be a Domestic Goddess meets all of these requirements. I will make pretty much anything Nigella writes abo ... More >>

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    September 10, 2010

    Recipe: Vietnamese Grilled Pork Sandwich

    rdpeyton​This one's for Eating Our Words commenter Meriwether, who likes to be sopped up with a biscuit. Before any road trip or day trips to Galveston, my family would load up our 40-gallon cooler with dozens of banh mi, which I also call the Vietnamese pacifier. "Banh mi" (pronounced "bahn m ... More >>

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    September 7, 2010

    Rainy Day Recipe: Traditional Beef Stroganoff

    She Who Shall Not Be Named​There's something about a rainy day--or hell, a tropical storm parked in the Gulf--that always brings this particular dish to mind. Perhaps it has something to do with our Eastern European ancestry, but when it comes to pasta dishes there are few that can sate our st ... More >>

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    August 31, 2010

    Okra Pie: It Can Be Done

    ​If there's one thing that Houston farmers markets have in abundance right now, it's okra. The summery vegetable is either loved or hated -- there seems to be no middle ground -- due in large part to its mucilaginous properties. (The nice way of saying the okra pod is filled with a thick, gooe ... More >>

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    August 27, 2010

    Recipe: Shrimp Bisque

    ​After chatting with Heather Vaughan for last week's Chef Chat, she was kind enough to pass along her recipe for Shrimp Bisque. A rich and creamy base provides the perfect backdrop for a ton of plump shrimp. This is an abbreviated (but still delicious) version that is friendlier to the home co ... More >>

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    August 26, 2010

    Recipe: Hue-Style Noodle Soup

    Tam Vo​Most people are familiar with the Vietnamese beef noodle soup, pho (pronounced "fuh"). Pho is good, but bun bo Hue (pronounced boom baw way), or Hue-style beef noodle soup, is great. If pho was like flying a kite, bun bo Hue would be like flying a jet fighter: intense and not for the we ... More >>

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    August 20, 2010

    Tagliatelle with Truffle Butter

    Tam Vo​Despite my doctor's warnings, I love rich, buttery pasta dishes. But I do feel guilty after consuming a large bowl of carbs and cream. Then I was introduced to buttery pasta with truffles. Truffles are like expensive mushrooms, and since mushrooms are said to have medicinal benefits, th ... More >>

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    August 19, 2010

    Vietnamese Pork Skewers

    Tam Vo​Last week I shared a simple recipe for naked fried chicken. Today I'll share a deceptively simple Vietnamese recipe courtesy of my aunt and uncle from Austin. What makes it deceptively simple is the marinade. A casual eater would have no idea of the amount of time that goes into the ing ... More >>

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    August 17, 2010

    Creamy, Dreamy Cornbread

    This photo does not do the cornbread justice.​As mentioned in yesterday's post on frog legs, one of the best (and easiest) dishes to serve alongside it is a simple skillet of cornbread. And although this is a supremely easy recipe to make -- so easy, in fact, that you may find yourself making ... More >>

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    August 9, 2010

    Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Stacks

    Tam Vo​I'm continuing my Italian kick with a dish that combines two of my favorite fruits, eggplants and tomatoes, with one of my favorite cheeses, mozzarella. Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Stacks 3 large globe eggplants, each about 1 pound, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices 1/4 cup kosh ... More >>

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    August 5, 2010

    Recipe: Garten's Garlic Bread

    Tam Vo​Here's another recipe by Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa. If you've noticed by now, I'm currently in possession of her book, Back to Basics. It's a good recipe, but I have a few suggestions if you're planning to make it. Increase the garlic to 9 cloves. Reduce the olive oil by half. ... More >>

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    August 4, 2010

    Recipe: Mexican Chocolate Cake with Crema and Fresh Berries

    ​After exploring the line of Cacique's authentic Hispanic products last week, I found myself unsure of what to do with a bottle of Crema Mexicana. It reminded me of a thinner version of sour cream and also of English table cream. Though the label suggests pouring it on a vegetables, tacos or c ... More >>

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    August 4, 2010

    Recipes: Dog Treats

    ​There is an entire shelf in my pantry devoted to canine fare that Lola, my one-year old Boston Terrier/French Bulldog mix, has refused. At one time the selection included Chew-eez, Yam Goods (okay, I'm not a fan of yams either), Greenies, Dentastix, Nylabones, Busy Bones, Mini Jumbones, Oinki ... More >>

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