Hello, 2009!
For the new year, Food & Love rolls out a new look, less minimalist in style and more green in color. Surprising in number even to me, 2008 bore witness to 112 posts, including 90 recipes. I hope you all enjoyed seeing the dishes, if not preparing a few, as much as I did creating, cooking, and consuming them. As always, I welcome comments—each post has both a five star rating widget and a comments form.
To mark the end of one year, and get me thinking about new dishes for the next, here are my ten favorite recipes from 2008, in no particular order:
- Crispy Duck Confit
- Mushroom Ragù
- Carnitas
- Tom Kha Gai
- Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup
- Ragù alla Bolognese
- Braised Short Ribs
- Lobster and Sweet Corn Chowder with Truffled Potato Chips
- Thai-style Nantucket Bay Scallop Ceviche
- Wild Mushroom Risotto
Food should taste good, derive from fresh, local ingredients that themselves resemble food, and be a labor of love, bringing together friends in the kitchen and around the table. In less time than it takes to drive to Applebee's, you can put together a wonderful meal, and have fun doing so. I hope this blog conveys that message. All my best for 2009.
Dude Applebee's is only like 6 miles away, it takes like no time to drive there.
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