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I'm addicted to cookbooks, food writing, recipe collecting, and cooking. I have a lot of recipes waiting for me to try them, and ideas from articles, tv, and restaurants often lead to new dishes. I started losing track of what I've done. So now I'm taking photos and writing about what I've prepared—unless it's terrible in which case I forget it ever happened.

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Aug 15

Blueberry Pop-Tarts

Homemade pop-tarts had become just like sugar cookie bars. They were everywhere, calling out to me, insisting that I try making them. There are several different recipes, and really, you can make any pie pasty and cut it into rectangles and fill them (read full article)

blueberry, Breakfast, pastry, tart

Aug 12

Nyona-Style Spiced Fried Chicken, Long Beans in Coconut Milk, and Celebration Rice

Fried chicken, stewed green beans, and rice could have just as easily been a typical Sunday dinner menu from the American south. Instead, those were the first three dishes I tried from the book Cradle of Flavor, by James Oseland, which explores the c (read full article)

Chicken, Chiles, cradle of flavor, fried chicken, green beans, kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, Rice, turmeric

Aug 10

Tamarind-Glazed Black Cod with Habanero-Orange Salsa

When I saw this glazed black cod recipe in the June issue of Bon Appetit, the title alone convinced me to try it. There’s a glaze that’s basted onto the fish while it broils, and then the fish is topped with a spicy, fruity salsa before serving. (read full article)

ancho, black cod, habanero, Salsa, tamarind

Aug 08

Celebration Cake

Back in January, I learned about an organization that provides birthday cakes for kids who might not otherwise receive one. Free Cakes for Kids has chapters in various cities, and I’m sure each one operates a little differently. The Austin chapter (read full article)

cake, Chocolate, chocolate ganache, the modern baker, Yellow Cake

Aug 05

Orzo, Sun-dried Tomato, and Walnut Salad with Feta

I finally picked Poor Girl Gourmet out of my to-read stack. I received a review copy a while ago and had been hearing good things about it. The book is by Amy McCoy, and her blog is also called Poor Girl Gourmet. What we have here is a food lover who (read full article)

feta, orzo, poor girl gourmet, sun-dried tomatoes, walnut

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    Theresa111
    9/30/09

    star_onstar_onstar_onstar_onstar_onTheresa111 says:

    Well "Lisa is Cooking," is just the perfect name for this lady's site. The beautiful food captured in the photographs and her choice of variable recipes makes this a well-rounded food blog. Very well presented and one I will be sure to visit again and again.

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