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  • Spinach Quiche

    {see that image? it’s from my new camera! finally, we are friends!} I have always been a huge fan of quiche. If it’s on the menu, I’ll almost always order it for lunch when…

    May 18, 2011
  • Ham Surprises

    We’re doing Easter dinner backwards on From China Village – covered dessert yesterday, ham today! In America, when you’re planning Christmas dinner or Easter brunch, you go get a ham. And when you go…

    April 20, 2011
  • Beef Pot Pie with Cheesy Bread Crust

    I missed you all yesterday. I worked late and then spent two hours trying to convince the internet company that we really do live in this house and could you please, please re-connect our internet…

    March 30, 2011
  • Dublin Coddle

    Last week I went looking for a couple **really** Irish recipes. I even asked for suggestions on facebook. The answers I got weren’t quite what I was looking for: battered sausage, Dublin Coddle and…

    March 3, 2011
  • Enormity and Stromboli

    A few people commented this week something to the effect of, “How do you bake all that stuff you put on your blog and you’re not enormous?” I have three tricks, two kind of…

    January 21, 2011
  • A Starting Point

    Sometimes I forget when I’m sharing recipes that not everyone bakes, and that maybe some of you get a little intimidated by lots of steps or processes. So here’s a recipe that’s easy whether…

    January 19, 2011
  • Crock Pot’s Maiden Voyage

    I finally got a chance to try out my new crock pot earlier this week. For it’s first recipe, I decided to go with a classic crock pot staple – chili. For the gray,…

    January 10, 2011
  • Remembering Veggies

    One of the most surprising gifts I received for Christmas was from my brother in law. He’s 18 and perhaps the biggest fan of my chocolate chip cookies. And he shocked me with an…

    December 29, 2010