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Tonight I'm finally experimenting with a tandoori turkey, which I've wanted to make for a couple of years. If it turns out well it's what we'll be having for Thanksgiving with the in-laws. I'm also going to try making a tamarind gravy similar to the tamarind chutney flavor and see how that turns out.

I'm thinking about making tarte tatin to bring to work next week. I've never made it before so it would be a fun challenge. I also need to make another quickbread, because my latest one (walnut bread) is going to get eaten quickly!

For non-sweet things, I want to make some hearty warm things to offset the nasty cold weather we are having on the East Coast. I made a chickpea, tomato and couscous dish the other day that was so delicious I might have to make it again. I also want to try something with orzo. Maybe an orzo and red bean dish with some Mexican spice flavors.

Oh, and popovers for breakfast tomorrow!!

I'm cooking a spicy black bean and yam chili that turns out fantastic with minimal effort. I got the recipe from Wegman's (a grocery store chain in the mid-Atlantic region) and it's always a hit. Here's a link to the recipe: https://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&langId=-1&productId=348323

taking advantage of all the beautiful grapefruits and apples we have around - fresh fruit for breakfast with variations on the egg (frittata perhaps) and lots of big salads for dinner. also, i'm gonna buckle down and make a small batch of tamales. shall see how my veg concoctions work out.

Catfish steaks with home-made Thai red curry.

vivalacynthia: any suggestions on making the chili without the wegman's brand products? I don't have a wegman's in the area but the recipes looks great.

Roasted whole chicken and then making chicken stock with all the leftover bones 'n' stuff.

While hubbie's out doing the laundry and I'm home with the baby I broiled some chicken sausage stuffed with apples and gouda and threw it in a bowl with wild rice, roasted carrots, and dried cranberries-KFC Bowl style, but much healthier and tastier!

I'll be making a few recipes that use turkey leftovers. One of which is Bon Appetit's Turkey Empenadas from their current issue. I hope to find the additional time to make Pumpkin Cinnamon Swirls from the King Arthur Flour website. I'd also like to make a recipe from the current issue of Cook's Country magazine for Maple Glazed Brussels Sprouts. Happy weekend everyone!

Practicing making stuffing for Thanksgiving.. vegan chestnut stuffing.

sea food pasta i prefer the red sauce & some wine

I'm having a bunch of friends over for a Paella on the grill party!

I have just been reading this amazing new magazine Poetry Of Food, poetryoffood.com, it is simply beautiful with amazing recipes and stories.

I am a making tonight this roasted radicchio with sherry wine vinegar, and the caramelized onion Brussels sprouts, sounds delicious I cant wait...

Sam

Today it's pouring rain and kind of swampy out. I have a piece of pork cubed steak from my meat CSA that I'm not very excited about, but I just heard a feature on the Splendid Table by Harold McGee about low-temp braising of tough meat, so I think I'll put it in the oven with a lot of onions, tomatoes, garlic, and some wine at 250 for a few hours and see what happens.

Tomorrow I have to finish clearing out the garden and planting bulbs. I just found out it's going to be close to 70 (here in New England) post-storm and I really wish the weather would settle down to fall. It doesn't inspire me to want to cook when the temp goes up again.

Same as Mexifro - whole roast chicken! That is, if it defrosts in time... Also have a bag of Chinese broccoli (gai lan) that really needs to be used. Anyone know a recipe that doesn't involve oyster sauce? (I love oyster sauce but I want to try it in a non-Asian application.)

I'm baking sourdough bread this morning, and we'll have it with a kale/sausage/potato soup for dinner tonight. I'm thinking about a chicken curry for tomorrow using some curry paste I froze when chiles were in season.

And of course, I'll be making a Bundt cake!

There's an apple crisp in the oven as I type. I'm also going to experiment with a couple of breads.

Just started a modified no knead bread to bake later today. Also making Lidia's white bean soup & using the kale from the winter share. The winter share also provided me with some beautiful squashes, root veggies & bok choi. Yummy veggie weekend!

@michelleb: They can all be substituted with whatever you have around. The "Wegman's Brand Basting Oil" is just a mixture of cooking oils with some herbs in it--honestly, I don't notice any different taste when I have used it, so I usually just use olive oil. The sliced peppers and onions are just their store-brand pre-sliced peppers and onions. I replace that with 1 bell pepper and 1/2 to 1 red or Spanish onion, diced. All the rest in the recipe can be substituted with any brand of stock or hot cocoa mix or canned diced tomatoes (I like Ro-Tel brand--they don't have exact kind with basil and garlic, but regular Ro-Tel works just as well), etc. It's a pretty forgiving recipe, so you can alter it in any way you like! Honestly, I don't even use the store brand for a lot of the ingredients! :)

I had a lovely variety of apples from a local orchard, so I baked this apple-yoghurt cake from Smitten Kitchen, or something closely akin to it (not having any anise-flavoured liqueur or lemon yoghurt, I went with bourbon, vanilla, lemon juice, and plain yoghurt).

For Learp17: If you haven't already made the Tart Tatin, check out The Splendid Table website's story on Tart Tatin. They give a bit of the history and have a nice recipe. My only cautionary note is to remember that if your recipe calls for browning under the broiler, the pan handle gets hot too...As I was painfully reminded of once.

Secondly, I stopped by the local butchers (The Swinery) and they sell stocks. I wanted Chicken stock but they were out so I opted for Duck Stock instead. So I will be making Ducken Noodle Soup this weekend, with chicken, duck stock, carrots, leeks, Anaheim and poblano peppers, and maybe some other veggie thrown in.

Brunch! Baked cheese grits with spinach: http://brooklynsupper.blogspot.com/2009/11/baked-cheese-grits-with-spinach.html

Thanks JD523, I will check that out! Haven't made the tart yet.

I did just do 2 batches of Daniel Leader's 4-hour baguette, and a pound cake from www.joyofbaking.com. I love when the house smells yummy from baking all day!

I did two roast chickens on Wednesday night for a dinner party! Just made some Moroccan spaghetti squash with chickpeas, red peppers and raisins for dinner (plus a sprinkling of French sheep's feta). Tomorrow will probably be lentils du puy with shrimp. I love the weekend.

Lamb with apricots; roasted brussel sprouts; cucumber-yogurt salad; and setting out a particularly ripe cheese.

Hosting dinner this weekend—curry popcorn, ramen cabbage salad, cold sesame noodles, potstickers, Japanese fried chicken, and stewed kabocha. Still thinking about what to make for dessert... hmm...

Sunday dinner will be bacon wrapped pork tenderloin, green beans and store bought butternut squash soup. Perfect late Fall supper even here in LA its getting cold.

We needed foods that were easy on the tummy at my house this weekend: macaroni and cheese and a double batch of chicken soup.

Learp17:

OK, I mis-remembered; the Tarte Tatin story was on NPR:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15324538

Enjoy.

I'm at home with baby simmering some onion soup and feeling like some rosemary roasted taters and honey rolls. Feels very autumnal in Missouri today.

It was a rainy day in Boston which means a wonderful day for cooking! First, I made kale and mushrooms with creamy polenta from Serious Eats (yum!).

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/03/kale-and-mushrooms-with-creamy-polenta-recipe.html

I also made a couple batches of homemade salsa, one is a family recipe from Texas and the other is one of Homesick Texans!

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/08/serious-salsa-habanero-hot-sauce-spicy-recipe.html

Braved the New York metro rain to hit the farmer's market for apples! But in an effort to save my strength for the baking marathon ahead (not to mention save a few calories), I made apple sauce instead of pie or cake or a crisp. Tasty and made the house smell great.