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Fig Onion Tart

By Megan On June 30, 2010 · 13 Comments

Trying to keep local makes certain things happen to me. A couple weeks ago, this included freaking out over the sight of fresh figs at the market.

You see, I never ate a fig until last fall. My taste memory of figs were, of course, Fig Newtons. Ugh. (I was an Apple Newton girl.) But [...]

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Francophile

By Megan On October 27, 2009 · 26 Comments

The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.

Two and a half years ago I was newly pregnant and standing in line at Pierre Herme, wondering why the shop was [...]

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Hatch Cheddar Biscuits

By Megan On October 18, 2009 · 6 Comments

This summer I finally managed to get as many Hatch chile peppers as I wanted when the crop came in to Austin. Any time I buy something in bulk my husband gives me weird looks. And I admit, it was a pain in the butt to peel, seed, and chop those peppers, but you know? [...]

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Green Chile Mac & Cheese

By Megan On September 15, 2009 · 1 Comment

Every August I go a little crazy and buy a bunch of Hatch peppers, insisting that I will need them. I use a few, but there are always a couple that have to be unearthed from the back of the freezer and tossed once the next crop arrives at my grocery store.

This year I [...]

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Baked Potato Soup

By Megan On March 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Last weekend it was in the 80s, but this week the temperature went down down down, and it hasn’t gotten above 50 for a while. Plus there is rain. OK, we’re in Texas, so we need the rain (we definitely aren’t going to get any in August), but it’s kind of annoying. Couple that with [...]