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Thursday Night Gatherings

Tomorrow night, we’re having Dale’s staff over to the house.  Under the guise of “work,” this off site meeting is more team building than work-related meeting.  I couldn’t help but get involved and assist with the menu.  We’re not going with a single theme.  However, the flavors should all marry well.

For drinks,

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Twitter: Vanilla bean ice cream custard base is cooling. Can’t wait for dessert tomorrow. Vanilla-bean and chocolate velvet ice cream. Yum!

GreatLakeFoodie Vanilla bean ice cream custard base is cooling. Can’t wait for dessert tomorrow. Vanilla-bean and chocolate velvet ice cream. Yum!

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Twitter: Traditional sangria chilling in the fridge. I’m not sure I can wait a day to drink! Thanks Gourmet Magazine…

GreatLakeFoodie Traditional sangria chilling in the fridge. I’m not sure I can wait a day to drink! Thanks Gourmet Magazine…

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Twitter: Pad thai for dinner tonight. Homemade and delicious. I’ve mastered tamarind paste!

GreatLakeFoodie Pad thai for dinner tonight. Homemade and delicious. I’ve mastered tamarind paste!

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Simple Vegetable Stock

For my mushroom soup tonight, I decided I wanted to make my own vegetable stock.  I know that I can buy Swanson in the grocery store.  However, a homemade vegetable stock is quite simple and quick to make.  Follow the rough approach below using whatever vegetabales you want to use.  I used the basic

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Grilled Tilapia with Garlic-Parmesan Polenta

Planning in advance,  I wanted to have a seafood dish this week that was quick to make on a Thursday night.  This one definitely was.  The polenta was quite easy to make.  I didn’t select a quick cooking polenta at the store though.  I bought Bob’s Red Mill coarse grind corn meal.  I

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Lo Mein with Tofu

It’s Saturday night and I planned our next week of meals today.  Knowing that we’d have this tofu dish, I bought tofu at the grocery store in the afternoon and let it sit out drying for the rest of the afternoon.  Over time, I’ve grown to like tofu dishes more and more.  However, I’ve

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