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Black bean Lovecakes

Let the LOVE flow!  says the cookbook from The Flying Biscuit in Atlanta.  These black bean lovecakes are simple to make and heavenly.  Top with red onion, feta, and tomatillo salsa...

Brussels sprouts

Mom and Dad aren't sorry we opted not to serve brussels sprouts!  We did wonder about it since we enjoy them so much...  but decided to play it very safe!  Here's they're cooked in water and then tossed with mustard butter and caraway seeds.  Really good!  Trust me...

Roasted Pear with vanilla ice cream

Using the basic recipe for roasting fruit from A New Way to Cook, we served these roasted pears with vanilla ice cream.  The roasting juice was Orange Blossom honey and vanilla with a bit of water -- very simple!

Garlic Soup Redux

Our Sunday Night Soup this week was the fantastic garlic soup we tried months ago.  Our menu was eclectic though because we served baked filo turnovers (that were stuffed with butternut squash) too.   Be certain to check out the dessert entry coming next!!

Soysage strata and dinner out

Another meal I forgot to photograph...  For brunch we had an egg strata where we substituted soysage for the recipe's sausage and enjoyed the gruyere and mushrooms that were listed. 

For the second meal of the day, we ate out after seeing Good Night, and Good Luck -- a fantastic movie.  Congratulations to George Clooney and all involved!

Baked Fish dinner

Ahh... look at the pretty plate!  The best two items turned out to be the mushrooms and the warm salad.  The salad is flavorful with bulgur, carrots, onion, garlic, feta, and golden mushrooms.  A mixup with oven temps negatively impacted both the butternut squash and the fish...  Oh well!

Brie cups, coleslaw, and lemon meltaway wafers

At lunch I forgot to take a photo, which is too bad because I used my great aunt Ruth's chafing dish!  We ate Brie cups (mini filo cups with red currant jelly, brie, and almonds) and coleslaw.  A light lunch was perfect given all the food yesterday!!  For dessert we had lemon meltaway wafers with raspberry jam swirls on top.  Lovely and delicious!   Sorry you can't see them... :)

Baked apple with vanilla yogurt and granola

For breakfast we ate baked apple with vanilla yogurt and granola.  The Golden Delicious apple is one that will hold its shape very well while baking and so looks attractive as well as tasting luscious with the cinnamon and brown sugar!

Thanksgiving Dinner

Here's a plate of food from Thanksgiving Dinner at our house.  What a lot of food!  Yum.  For posterity, the menu was:

Roasted turkey breast (using Spice House's Back of the Yards Mix)
Mashed sweet potato with orange juice
Homemade stuffing w/ fresh sage, orange, apple, dried cranberries and plums, pecans!
Wild rice pilaf with dried cranberries and pecans
Stuffed eggs
Cranberry jelly
Cranberry-orange salad
Green bean casserole
Peasant rolls with cracked wheat

And dessert....  Choice of pumpkin or pecan pie

And for supper that night...  "leftover turkey" sandwiches!!

Dried fruit compote

No photo. :(  This was great!!  We made an easy compote with dried fruit simmered in water and fresh ginger "coins."  I can't remember what went with this... does anyone?

Gingerbread financier cakes

Ahh... Sherry Yard does it again!  What a fantastic dessert!  This gingerbread financier cake is served with whipped cream and dried cranberries.  There's a great addition of lemon zest in this cake which is an unexpected, delightful surprise.

Sweet potato, soysage, and black bean stew

Here you see barley accompanied with sweet potato, soysage, and black bean stew alongside pesto haricot verts (green beans).  The pesto was some we made and froze at the height of basel season this summer and we used some of the roasted chiles that were posted here for so long. :)

Rice Soup

Have I not posted this dish before??  Deborah Madison has several breakfast grain recipes that are excellent and this is one of our regulars...  We enjoy this rice soup, which is short-grain rice cooked in almond milk and cinnamon stick, toped with alight sprinkling of brown sugar and a teaspoon of butter.

Lentils with onions and hard-cooked egg

On the first night our company was here we served lentils with onions and hard-cooked egg with multi-grain toast points.  We had anticipated cold weather and wanted a hearty, warm meal.

For dessert we enjoyed Mexican chocolate cake as a belated birthday celebration.  Bon appetit!

Roasted turnips

Unfortunately for us, these were more crisp and crunchy than we intended!  If we'd let the roast for 2 or maybe 3 more minutes, it would have made a big difference.  The photo turned out though!

Classic Haricot Verts

A classic side dish, these green beans are the thin French haricot verts.  This is a staple accompanying dish for many American dinners.  We used it as one part in a vegetarian component dinner.