Recipes by Beth Anne Leach
United States Chef
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I Heart Cooking Clubs – Benvenuto, Giada!I can’t tell you how happy I was when Giada was voted in for the next six month term for I Heart Cooking Clubs. I was torn between her and Lidia Bastianich, as I love them both, but I already have all of Giada’s books so I was pleased that I wouldn’t have to buy any new ones. (Not that I ever HAVE to buy new books for each chef, but… |
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I Heart Cooking Clubs - Pantry Raid!!!I Heart Cooking Clubs - Pantry Raid!!!Ok, I have to honestly say that when I was talking about this week's theme for I Heart Cooking Clubs, my husband really thought I said something entirely different. He was a tad bit confused when I started breaking out fish filets and large quantities of butter.For this week's theme, the idea is… |
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TFF - French Onion SoupTFF - French Onion SoupProject number 3 for the weekend-o-cooking with Ginny was French Onion Soup. I am definitely in soup mode with the weather changing over the last week or so, and one of our favorite side dishes uses a can of french onion soup as an ingredient. Let me just tell you how sick I am of buying french onion soup all… |
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Arancini di Riso for I Heart Cooking ClubsI am going to miss cooking with Giada.Wait, what the hell am I saying? I’m not going to quit cooking with Giada! I’m just going to have to add another chef to my roster of dishes to try. And that won’t be hard, because the choices we are voting on for the next chef over at I Heart Cooking Clubs is full of winners (I admit, I’m rooting… |
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Like Water for....well...CHOCOLATE!!! Cook the BooksLike Water for....well...CHOCOLATE!!! Cook the BooksI'm actually ahead of the game for our next edition of Cook the Books. After posting my last entry, I immediately picked up our next book (Like Water for Chocolate) and started reading. I had it finished before the weekend was over. I really thought I remembered reading this book… |
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Love me Tender.....loin..... Spicy Orange BBQ PorkAs much as I enjoy grocery shopping, there are weeks that I put off the weekly shopping trip day after day, trying to postpone the inevitable and hoping that I can pull just one more dinner out of the freezer. This has been one of those weeks. With the long weekend and the holiday throwing me off, our dinner routine has been a little… |
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Pineapple Ginger Sorbet for I Heart Cooking ClubsPineapple Ginger Sorbet for I Heart Cooking ClubsIt really doesn’t get any easier than this.Looking for a nice, light dessert for a hot summer evening, I turned to our dear friend Mark Bittman. And, as usual, I was not disappointed. I have said in the past that Bittman’s recipes are the epitome of ease and simplicity (Duh, that’s why… |
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Gad-Zukes!Gad-Zukes!Zucchinis are a prolific little plant. Or, at least, so I’ve heard.Every year I plant zucchini plants, hoping for the vast harvests I hear about.And yet, every year, my plants bloom like crazy and then....do nothing.Yep, I got nothing.Fortunately for me, there is never a lack of zucchini overload to be had from friends and… |
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Shepherd's PieShepherd's PieHere is a recipe that I can't believe I haven't posted before. I have some recipes that are in regular rotation because they are ideal "construction worker" food. When the weather turns cold, I gotta feed my man with hearty dishes that fill him up at the end of a cold workday, and re-heat well enough to keep him going at… |
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Then and NowThen and NowRecently, my husband and I went to a local consignment auction and as I was sifting through boxes of cookbooks, the hubs came across a tattered old cookbook whose cover read, “Chesterfield Science Club Cookbook 1913”. Now, Chesterfield being the small Illinois town that he grew up in, he was immediately interested. We know… |
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