December 2007 Archives

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 14, 2007 at 2:19pm

Yay for Friday Morning Coffee with Suz! Well-timed, loads to talk about, things have been so crazy-busy I feel like I haven’t seen her for a year. We sipped our yummy joe, ran into a few old neighbors, gossiped some more, and cackled and shrieked so loudly we damn near chased away all the other…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 13, 2007 at 10:59am

OK, so I left off yesterday with holiday waistline concerns. So I tore out a delicious-looking – but light and nutritious – recipe from the December ’07 issue of Self magazine, Dates wtih Goat Cheese Wrapped in Prosciutto, fun for a cocktail party, I think. I’m a big fan of savory-date tasties – the date-sausage…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 12, 2007 at 6:43pm

Popovers! I love them so dangerously (as a delicious delivery vehicle for Hope Creamery butter) that I don’t let myself make them very often. But tonight, aka Crazy Wednesday, when I needed a quick, hot something to go with a quick, hot soup for the whole fam… Eggy, buttery popovers, yep. So easy. So perfect….

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 9, 2007 at 1:35am

Oh, I am so glowing after my neighborhood’s holiday Afterglow Party – shield your eyes, baby, I’m bright, bright, bright. OK, maybe I’m just emitting uber-tiredness, since it’s 1:30 a.m.(!), but hey, I wasn’t the last one to leave, so I’m kinda proud. And, oh, tired. I totally missed out on my neighbor Kasey’s yummy-sounding…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 8, 2007 at 12:37am

Merry Baseball-y Christmas! Yes, tonight we improvised and had Baseball Moms here at the holiday hacienda – really just Beth, Sonja, and myself, pretty super easy. We decided to gather here last minute, so no planning or shopping required, which ended up being rather fun, I must say. I lurve last-minute pantry cooking, gets the…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 7, 2007 at 12:22pm

Again, I rave about Lucia’s. I know, I know, but I can’t help it, I love the place. Last night John and I ducked in for another perfect Date Night dinner – cozy, simple, relaxing, delicious. I had a roasted chicken breast, boned but with crispy skin, served alongside mushroom bread pudding in a pool…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 6, 2007 at 1:16pm

Happy Hanukkah! We started our celebration last night, because that’s when both kids were here, and marked the occasion with presents and fried potatoes. I gave up on latkes a few years ago (as much as I love them), mostly because the kids really just prefer the potato and oil part, ha, and not so…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 2, 2007 at 8:17pm

The halls are officially decked! Wheeew. I still have a few things to pick up – pine boughs for the sideboard, mistletoe for the kitchen doorway – but all in all, we’re in pretty festive shape. I usually do the tree lights by myself a day ahead of trimming with the fam. And hate it….

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 1, 2007 at 7:38pm

Unctuous. Isn’t that a fabulous word? Chef Judy Rodgers uses it in her gorgeous The Zuni Cafe cookbook, specifically in her recipe for Chard & Onion Panade with Fontina, which I made today. And oh, unctuous it is… smooth, creamy, and rich. Almost deadly, in fact – it is so good, and so rich and…

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