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Food Bites - February 10

Posted February 9, 2007 – 3:10 pm in: Baking, Cookies, Diet, Learning, Pork, Stew

Morsels from this week’s food-blog browsing:

Ganache with Panache – a recipe for ganache and a mocha chocolate chip cookie.
Savoury Pork Stew – serves 8.
What Does 200 Calories Look Like? – From 3 pounds of celery to a couple of tablespoons of canola oil.
Growing Influence of Food Bloggers – Some thoughts from Catherine on a New York Times article about [...]

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Cream of Mushroom Soup

Posted February 9, 2007 – 12:23 pm in: Soup

Serves 4 – 6
Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 medium onion, chopped

1/2 pound white or cremini mushrooms, coarsely chopped

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2-1/2 cups mushroom, chicken, or beef broth

2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)

1/3 to 1/2 cup half-and-half, cream, or milk

Salt to taste, about 1/2 teaspoon

Freshly ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives [...]

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