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This pumpkin soup with browned maple-sage-butter is the perfect fall weather soup. Each spoonful of that pumpkin soup is savory and has just the right amount of sweetness from the browned maple-sage-butter. So this fall, turn up the volume and don’t be content with just any pumpkin soup, make this pumpkin soup with browned maple-sage-butter.
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On any given day, I would have a pot of dal makhani simmering away on the stove. That given day would mostly be a Sunday, when a pot of dal makhani would be slowly bubbling away over low heat on the stove, while the kids are fumbling over some Lego pieces on the kitchen island. Yes definitely a Sunday, when we take a break from the daily grind and go low and slow.Â
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A fall favorite in our house, this sage-butter mushroom sauce pairs perfectly well with the fettuccine. I like to toss the creamy sage-butter mushroom sauce with fresh fettuccine, whenever I can grab hold of some. But the creamy sage-butter mushroom sauce is gratifying with any kind of pasta, fresh or dried.
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The name Cioppino may have been derived from an Italian word. But this seafood stew has its origins in San Francisco, California. It was created by San Francisco’s Italian immigrant fishermen in the late 1800s, who chipped in the odds and ends of the day’s catch to make a communal stew. Cioppino is a stew of fish and shellfish, cooked usually with tomatoes, wine, spices and fresh herbs.
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Madeleines are buttery, delicately flavored little cakes originating in France. They have crisp edges and a light and soft crumb throughout. They get their distinctive scallop shapes from being baked in shell-shaped pans. It is only a matter of getting hold of the Madeleine pan. From then on it is really not too difficult to whip up these little buttery French delights. Trust me they are truly delightful with your afternoon cup of tea or even morning coffee.
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This chicken pot roast has been in my life for as long as I can remember, or far more than I can remember. I don’t remember my toddler days, but I can assure you mom’s pot roast was there. It was there even before I walked on this planet. This chicken pot roast was perhaps one of the first recipes my mom learnt to cook.
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This pumpkin apple bread has all the fall flavors one’s heart could desire for. It has pumpkins, apples and a brown sugar-pecan streusel topping. The brown sugar-pecan streusel is used here not only to top but also to swirl the inside of the pumpkin bread.
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This made from scratch simple deep dish apple pie is a labor of love. But then, what pie isn’t? Baking a pie is quite rejuvenating for me. What can be a better way to usher in autumn and my birth month than baking this deep dish apple pie.
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I cannot help but rave about this fried chicken, make that oven fried chicken. For one, it is crisp and crunchy like its deep-fried rich cousin. Even the most ardent fans of real fried chicken will be lured away by the moist and flavorful meat of this oven fried version. And to top it all, with the oven method you don’t have to go through messy frying and all that spattering.
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