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Gingerbread 2011 – The Zakim Bridge

December 28, 2011 by katieatthekitchendoor

Just wanted to quickly share a few photos of this year’s gingerbread creation: a to-scale model of the Zakim Bridge in Boston. That’s just the kind of thing that happens when you have two civil engineering students who also love food. Some of you may remember last year’s treehouse, and pre-blog, we did a Romanesque cathedral. The annual gingerbread extravaganza is always driven by Trevor – he does the planning, the pattern, and the baking, while I’m more like a […]

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Categories: Boston, Dessert, Food • Tags: candy, christmas, gingerbread, homemade candy, zakim bridge

Last Minute Christmas Cheer

December 23, 2011 by katieatthekitchendoor

Christmas always took an agonizingly long time to arrive when I was little. I started flipping through the giant JC Penny’s toy catalog and circling the 625 items I wanted in October. We had to wait for what seemed like ages to decorate the tree once December finally arrived. And as soon as school got out the rest of the month was dedicated to absorbing Christmas – eating cookies, decorating gingerbread, doing the advent calendar, and watching A Muppet Christmas […]

Categories: Drink, Recipe, Winter • Tags: alcohol, brandy, christmas, egg, fruit, red wine

Cookbook of the Month: Gourmet Gifts… and Sugarplums!

December 19, 2011 by katieatthekitchendoor

Did you know sugarplums are a real thing? That they’re more than just a name for a delightful fairy in The Nutcracker? That you can make and eat and admire them and that they really are worthy of visions dancing in your head? That they might actually be both the most Christmasy and the healthiest treat I’ve made for the holidays? Yeah, me neither, at least until a week ago when I picked up a copy of Gourmet Gifts by […]

Categories: Cookbook, Dessert, Winter • Tags: apricot, brandy, candy, christmas, date, fruit, pistachio

Udupi-Style Risotto with Dal

December 9, 2011 by katieatthekitchendoor

Just posting this recipe for inclusion in the winter 2012 cleanse – if I make it again, I’ll be sure to take some pictures! This dish comes from a book called The Dance of Spices, which I haven’t yet gotten a chance to fully explore. It’s packed with vegetables and spices, and the heat can be adjusted to your personal preference. This recipe makes a lot (it’s hard to scale down recipes to use half of vegetables like eggplants and peppers […]

Categories: Cookbook, Indian, Recipe, Vegetarian • Tags: bean, broccoli, cleanse, eggplant, healthy, potato, rice

Basic Arugula Mashed Potatoes

December 9, 2011 by katieatthekitchendoor

Just posting this recipe for inclusion in the winter 2012 cleanse – if I make it again, I’ll be sure to take some pictures! These were made to make my grape and ginger chicken dinner more filling, but without the inclusion of butter and cheese… well, let’s just say they weren’t the potatoes I was dreaming of. Still, I ate them all, and it was a great way to sneak another serving of leafy greens into my day! Arugula Mashed […]

Categories: Recipe • Tags: arugula, cleanse, potato

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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Gingerbread 2011 – The Zakim Bridge

Last Minute Christmas Cheer

Cookbook of the Month: Gourmet Gifts… and Sugarplums!

Udupi-Style Risotto with Dal

Basic Arugula Mashed Potatoes

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