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Kefta Mkaouara {Moroccan Spicy Meatball & Tomato Tagine with Poached Eggs}
I wanted to share one more Winter Thyme Spice Exploration dish before I mentally checked into Spring. When I discovered Kefta Mkaouara, a traditional Moroccan tagine dish, it offered all the right components. Lovely spices, fresh herbs, wonderfully seasoned mini-meatballs, and poached eggs all slow cooked in glorious tomato and olive sauce in our new Tagine. Beautiful.
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Kale with Sausage, White Beans & Butternut Squash
Kale with Sausage, White Beans & Butternut Squash By now, most everyone is aware that kale comes packed with a bushel of health benefits, even if you’re not quite sure what they are specifically. This would be the time to share that I wanted to be sure I knew before moving on. So I googled ‘health ben’ and before completing the word ‘benefits’…never mind adding the word ‘kale’…I had 2,150,000 results for Health Benefits of Kale. Here’s a link to a quick Top 10 List that is well worth reading. I had no idea.
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New England Clam Chowder
As kids growing up, when we went out to a restaurant, what we ordered was routine (thank goodness I outgrew that phase). Even though Mom had it memorized and could have easily ordered for us, from as early as I can remember she insisted we order our own meal (and take our elbows off the table). The server would take our drink order first, mine was always Ginger Ale. Then they’d come back and take our meal order, mine was always a Grilled Cheese Sandwich and a cup of Clam Chowder. Always. When you grow up in New England, it’s not a matter of whether Clam Chowder is the ‘soup of the day’….it will always be on the menu.
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African Chicken Peanut Stew {Pot Pies}
The first time we made African Chicken Peanut Stew was the day Shelby and I discovered Penzey’s Spices. I bought three spices that day, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and cardamom seeds. You see, earlier that morning I had read my first ‘non-family/friend’ comment on Lemony Thyme. It’s hard to explain the feeling but I was a titch giddy. Perhaps it’s like being in high school and having a crush on the most popular kid in school, who doesn’t even know you exist. Then one day, out of nowhere, they greet you by name. What?! Me, you know my name? And my mother didn’t put you up to this? It’s the kind of thing…
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Buffalo Wing Chicken Soup {with Orzo}
It’s soup weather in our neck of the woods AND the NFL Playoffs are under way. So when pondering What’s for Dinner, I came up with the combination of Buffalo Wings & Chicken Soup. Do you ever envision a recipe and think to yourself brilliant!, this is the most brilliant creation anyone has ever imagined. I will make it and they will name it after me. But just to be safe, let’s do a quick google search just to be sure someone else hadn’t already thought of it. For a fleeting moment this Buffalo Wing Chicken Soup was my chance for fame. Sadly, it’s not my time….let’s just say it’s been done…
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Braised Rib End Pork Roast
I was invited to be a Sunday Dinner guest in my own home. Doesn’t get much better than that. So while I’m writing about this dinner, this Braised Rib End Pork Roast was a combined effort and oh so delicious.
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Ham Bone Soup {Warm & Tasty}
This wonderful soup, that we’ve been eating for the past two days, could be made with almost any ingredients….so long as there’s a Ham Bone in the soup pot. And no matter how skilled you are at carving a ham, there is always extra meat still on the bone.
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Huevos Rancheros {Kind Of}
While these aren’t near authentic Huevos Rancheros, they are a nice twist on those wonderful Mexican Ranch Eggs. I tossed onion, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes in olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper and then roasted them for about 20 minutes until the onions were tender and the tomatoes began to burst. This mixture took the place of the traditional tomato-chili sauce and refried beans. You could substitute with whatever fresh veggies you have on hand, after all this is eat of the fridge/pantry week.
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North African Chicken {with Spicy Green Sauce}
It’s hard to believe that just three short months ago I was harvesting my fresh herbs and hanging them by their toes to dry, as we began Autumn Thyme. Now I can hardly wait for Winter Thyme ~ A Spice Exploration. Shortly after Christmas, we’ll be unveiling our new Winter Thyme banner….but for now, I’ll give you a preview of what’s to come. Presenting North African Chicken with Spicy Green Sauce.
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Roasted Tomato Soup {with White Cheddar Cheese Cookies}
Yesterday we, like many other bloggers, observed a moment of silence from what we love to do…..which is talk about food (or crafts, or sewing, or our other various passions). After a weekend of media overload about an unimaginable tragedy, a little less was much more. So while we stepped away from our computers to quietly talk about the how could’s and the why’s, we made a simple comfort food dinner. Roasted Tomato Soup with White Cheddar Cheese Cookies.
