Monthly Archives: May 2010

Ratatouille – Eat Your Vegetables!

Ratatouille is French for “stew made of all the vegetables that you have in your refrigerator” (I think, but don’t quote me). Traditionally, it’s made with eggplants, onions, tomatoes, garlic, zucchini, bell peppers, carrots and spices like bay, basil, oregano and marjoram. With that many ingredients, its more than open to improvising, especially when you … Continue reading »

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Tangy Horchata

As summer rolls around, I’ll be on the lookout for particularly interesting cold drinks to make and keep in my fridge. I stumbled on Rick Bayless’ recipe (via the Homesick Texan blog) for horchata recently, and since I’m a sucker for the vanilla-almond-rice creaminess of the drink, I gave it a try. What really sets this recipe … Continue reading »

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