Dining - Oct. 15, 2008
Daily dish: Mashed potatoes and turnips with sautéed onions and greens
Just before the summer season this year, we committed to joining a local CSA, which stands for community supported agriculture. We chose Pinehold Gardens, a 21-acre CSA farm in Oak Creek. For the past 18 weeks we have received hearty vegetable shares, the contents of which shift with the changing harvesting season.
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Dining - Oct. 8, 2008
Daily dish: Tabbouleh wraps from Cafe Manna
For OnMilwaukee.com's Dining Month Kasch has graciously shared her recipe for tabbouleh wraps, an appetizer featuring a tabbouleh salad of cucumbers, tomatoes and herbs, served Lebanese style with a hint of freshly squeezed lemon.
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Dining - Oct. 7, 2008
Autumn always means comfort food, doesn't it?
Whether it's the stress of the economy, the threat of cold weather, football on the tube or the impending holidays, bring on the meatloaf, spaghetti and meatballs, macaroni and cheese, lasagna and chili. I'm ready.
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Dining - Oct. 6, 2008
My list of gastro-disasters
In my book, cooking is usually two parts art to one part science. I rarely take recipes at face value and enjoy experimenting with random ideas I get on the fly. Sometimes, I amaze myself and consider starting bed and breakfast. Other times, I create gastro-distasters. It's all part of the process and although they're embarrassing, I figured that Dining Month on OnMilwaukee.com was a good time to talk about them.
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Dining - Oct. 1, 2008
Daily dish: Azmi Alaeddin's lentil soup
Azmi Alaeddin held a cooking class at the Milwaukee Public Market during which he revealed his lentil soup recipe and, after demonstrating his process, sent his students away with their own copies of the ingredients. His is among the best I've ever tasted, and I have to admit that my own copy-cat version has been known to impress the occasional dinner guest. I'm happy to share the secret with you during OnMilwaukee.com's Dining Month.
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