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Roasted Garlic and White Bean Dip with Fresh Basil

April 19, 2012

Mariel here. I’m in the midst of moving from the city to the suburbs, so my mom has been spearheading the blog while I sort through my life… But I’m back this week and I’ve got another recipe in the hopper for next week so I won’t be neglecting Feast for too long! On Easter [...]

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Asparagus Galette with Gruyere Cheese

April 3, 2012

Mary Anne here. A galette is a term used to describe various types of flat, round or free-form breads and cakes. In this recipe, it’s used to describe more of a tart-like dish, while my Potato and Canadian Bacon Galette serves as a tart but actually bakes en casserole. Now that I’ve cleared that up… [...]

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Healthier Spinach and Artichoke Dip

March 19, 2012

Mariel here. I have to admit, it’s been awhile since I’ve indulged in Spinach & Artichoke dip, not because it isn’t delicious, but because the stuff they dish up at the average restaurant is so overloaded with full-fat cream and cheese, I’d rather just go whole hog and eat a gallon of Haagen Dazs. So [...]

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Rich Chocolate Black Bean Cake

March 13, 2012

Mariel here. I had promised this recipe ages ago, but somehow it slipped off my radar, despite the fact that I’ve made it many, many times. This dish was first brought to my attention by an editor friend over at Epicurious, who had requested it when I hosted her for dinner one evening. In its [...]

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Homemade Mixed Berry Jam

March 1, 2012

Mariel here. As my mother elucidated in her post earlier this week, we’ll be hosting one of my best friend’s bridal showers this coming Saturday. Since my mom is a specialist in afternoon teas, we decided to stay the course and drum up an array of dainty, midday nibbles. While mommy dearest is far more [...]

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Honey & Butter-Glazed Pretzel Bites with Roasted Garlic

February 20, 2012

Mariel here. Every morning, I head out onto the mean streets of NYC and pound it out on the pavement for a full hour. Rain or shine, snow or wind, this daily jog helps clear my head and de-stress my perpetually anxious soul before hunkering down for an honest day’s work. It also has the [...]

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Meyer Lemon Pasta with Fresh Herbs, Shallots and Toasted Walnuts

February 16, 2012

Mariel here. I’m a creature of habit. I wake up at the same time everyday – 7:45 – whether it’s a weekend or a weekday; I always kick-start the morning with a big bowl of berries and cereal; and the Today Show eases me into my routine before hitting the road for a run with [...]

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Five-Grain Chocolate Chip Cookies

February 7, 2012

Mary Anne here. This past Friday the hospital where I work “went red” for Women’s Health Day, a campaign initiated by the American Heart Association that’s designed to raise awareness for women’s cardiovascular wellness. Our radiology department, led by an MD well-versed in heart disease, shared valuable info on new, non-invasive tests that assess the [...]

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Oatmeal-Blackberry Pancakes with Grated Orange Zest and Greek Yogurt

February 2, 2012

Mariel here. There’s been a spring in this winter’s step, so where I’d normally be elbow-deep in bowls of White Chicken Chili, Roasted Veggie Lasagna and Cassoulet, I have yet to make one of these cold-weather comforts. Instead, I’ve been living on fresh fruit, Egg Salad Sammies and super-sized dinner salads, which is what I [...]

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Chile Con Queso aka Tex-Mex Style Nacho Cheese Dip

January 31, 2012

Mary Anne here. Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, and this year I may actually watch the game as my New York Giants tackle the New England Patriots! Usually it’s all about the grub…and the commercials. My cheering section of the Ellicott-Rittenhouse team plans to keep up our spirits no matter what happens on the [...]

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The Ultimate Egg Salad Sandwich

January 19, 2012

Mariel here. Egg salad once occupied the same reviled space as Bloody Marys, tomato soup and green olives. My mom has always been a fan, but for the life of me, I could not figure out how or why people would toss together hardboiled eggs and mayo and slap it between two slices of bread. [...]

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Finska Kakor, aka Finnish Cakes with Sweet Butter and Almonds

January 17, 2012

Mary Anne here. Mariel’s BFF is getting married in May, and naturally we’ll be hosting her bridal shower. Mariel’s gal pal is like the second daughter I never had, and so of course I want the party to reflect how much we love her. One of the best ways to express our devotion is through [...]

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Roasted Tomato and Garlic Crostini

January 5, 2012

Mariel here. This past New Year’s Eve, my husband and I kept things very low key. Long gone are the days of all night celebrations, in fact, I’m lucky if I make it to midnight. This year I did NOT – we went to a 630PM dinner at ‘Cesca on Manhattan’s sleepy Upper Westside, before [...]

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Apple and Potato Soup with Brie and Glazed Pecans

January 3, 2012

Mary Anne here. The inspiration for this soup actually came to me in October when the hospital where I work ladled up a delicious blend of apples and fennel for “Food Day.” I wanted to recreate it precisely, but since fennel can be pricey in these parts, I opted to divine the soup with a [...]

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Sun-Dried Tomato Caprese with Smoked Mozzarella

December 27, 2011

Mary Anne here. Old Man Winter officially arrived last week, yet here at Feast on the Cheap, Mariel and I share a craving for all things tomato. Our Summer Tomato Salad with Brie and Bermuda Onion, The Palm’s Monday Night Salad, or even a hearty Heirloom Tomato and Bread Salad would quell our yearning. Maybe [...]

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Crispy Kale Chips

December 22, 2011

Mary Anne here. This fall, I spent a glorious eight hours up north in horse country with my favorite girl, Mariel. I just love those quiet, mom-daughter days. On this particular adventure, we stopped for coffee on the way and, while sipping from our paper cups, we perused the goodies at a local farm stand. [...]

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Baked Onion Rings with Old Bay

December 13, 2011

Mary Anne here. True, I am an onion ring fanatic, but I believe there is nary a fried food that stacks up to a deep-fried, batter-crisped sweet onion. That being said, while December typically signals a break from bathing suit season, my annual trip to the tropics means I should probably be taking a plunge [...]

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Spinach-Ricotta Spread on Crispy Parmesan Squares

December 9, 2011

I’ve become a serious deadbeat in the kitchen. Apparently my culinary inspiration has gone the way of the Walkman and every week I scratch my head over what to make for Feast. Stew Leonard’s prepared foods have become my new bestie – ditto for Progresso soups and frozen ravioli – and gone are the days [...]

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Glazed Carrots with Ginger and Fresh Orange Juice

November 23, 2011

Mary Anne here. Mariel is right – when it comes to our Thanksgiving feast, it’s all about the side dishes. I have to admit, I’ve gotten into a bit of a rut in terms of trying out new veggies, but who wants to mess with success and risk disappointing the “kids” on such an important [...]

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Roasted Bell Pepper and Tomato Sauce

November 21, 2011

Mariel here. So far for Secret Recipe Club, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of meeting new bloggers, or should I say, new to me. But this week, I was assigned none other than Family Fresh Cooking, one of the very first food blogs I ever started browsing. Marla is a busy So-Cal transplant from Long [...]

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Popovers aka Yorkshire Pudding

October 27, 2011

Mary Anne here. So here at last is my final installment to our Sunday dinner of Roast Beef  and Horseradish Cream with Haricots Vert and Roasted Shallots. One Christmas, when I was still the proud mother of two (number three was my post-New year’s surprise!), we hosted a lovely family from London for the holidays. [...]

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Haricots Verts with Roasted Shallots

October 18, 2011

Mary Anne here. As promised, here’s my second installment to a Rittenhouse “Sunday Dinner.” When my eldest son and I went shopping for our Roast Beef, the produce market was touting thin Haricots Verts for a mere $1.99/pound. Usually when I want to treat myself to this crisp cousin of the fatter green bean, they [...]

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Sweet and Smoky Roasted Cauliflower

October 13, 2011

Mariel here. At first I hesitated about posting this – I mean, do you really need me to tell you how to make such a simple side dish? But then I remembered a time not so long ago, when I would call my mom or hit up Google for instructions on basic tasks like boiling [...]

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Spiced Cheddar Cheese Twists

October 6, 2011

Mary Anne here. A couple of weekends ago I hosted a “girls night” with my two sisters and one of my beloved nieces. We howled like raucous schoolgirls as we gossiped, giggled, and did a wee bit of guzzling, all while feasting on an over-flowing charcuterie board. The spread was laden with thin slices pf [...]

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Black Bean and Candied Sweet Potato Soup

September 29, 2011

Mary Anne here. Black beans were on sale at my local grocer and so I decided to take these beauties out for a spin. Most – if not all – of the bean soups I’ve sampled are pretty predictable in a sort of  monosyllabic way. But as I considered my seasonal culinary options, visions of [...]

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Montrachet and Walnut Quesadillas with Apple, Fig, and Date Salsa

September 21, 2011

Mary Anne here. At Feast on the Cheap, we’ve written our fair share about enjoying breakfast for dinner. And Mariel realized recently that when I broke out the pancake batter for our night-time repast when she was just a little girl, it was more an act of…ummm…laziness, rather than altruistic, motherly benevolence. Busted by my brood, [...]

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Whole Wheat Pasta with Mushrooms, Sweet Peppers, and Fontina Cheese

September 15, 2011

Mary Anne here. Hellooo autumn! Well, maybe I’m jumping the gun since the temp today was a humid 82, but the promise of the the season does put a glow in my heart. It’s the best of all weather, as the fading summer sun provides golden warmth during the day only to be replaced by [...]

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Cucumber and Watermelon Salad with Pickled Onions – aka My New Favorite Burger Topping

August 16, 2011

Mariel here. So judging by the calendar, this past weekend marked your 437th “woo summer 2011!” backyard BBQ. I have a feeling I could extrude pure mayonnaise from your arteries or butter a dinner roll with your forehead. Let’s lighten things up, shall we? August seems to herald the unofficial crescendo of gloopy pasta salads [...]

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Orzo with Creamy Brie, Bing Cherries and Fresh Basil

August 2, 2011

Mariel here. Recently I’ve been feeling like a neglectful bloghost. Where I’d normally stop by the back-end every other hour to tend to Feast‘s stat log and answer any reader questions, now it’s more like every other day. I’m in the throes of several new work projects and they’ve been all but consuming my life….which [...]

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Fresh Summer Fruit Salad Topped with Yogurt and Granola

July 26, 2011

Mary Anne here. Although the thermometer is taking a much-welcomed nosedive, this fruit salad has been a Rittenhouse family summer staple for  years, appearing on our table anytime the temperature lingers above 90 degrees. Recently Mariel has featured a few breakfast-for-dinner treats here at Feast, so I just had to put in my two-cents and [...]

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Chilled Watermelon Gazpacho and Frozen Watermelon Daiquiris

July 21, 2011

Mary Anne here. This summer swelter is stretching straight across the US of A, so I find myself in need of cold comfort. Knowing that the thermometer was on the rise, I loaded up the fridge with a bounty of fresh, crisp fruit and whipped up an old Rittenhouse family summer staple – an enormous fruit [...]

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Broiled Corn on the Cob Rolled in Smoky Chili-Butter and Parmesan

July 14, 2011

Mariel here. Ahh the simple joy of corn on the cob. This high-summer treat is the stuff of dreams – specifically, my dream of one day living on a farm surrounded by dogs, horses and a small brood of babies. Flash to the present: I’m an indoor kid. A caged city bird perched in a [...]

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Apple Pie Pancakes a la Mode

July 7, 2011

Mariel here. This, my friends, is what happens when you start reminiscing on an empty stomach. After waxing geriatric for Father’s Day and drumming up old memories of Bakery Sundays filled with Apple Turnovers, sugared Elephant Ears and crotchety Bran Muffins for the fiber-philes, I couldn’t stop thinking about all the delicious breakfast treats of [...]

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Tortellini Salad with Roasted Peppers, Tomatoes, and Eggplant

July 5, 2011

Mary Anne here. My family often accuses me of being a hoarder, and if you ever took a peek into my freezer, I’m afraid you might just have to agree. This past weekend, I decided to clear out some of the “stock” that was taking up space…while simultaneously acquiring a deep-freeze burn. Out went enormous [...]

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The Best Damn Bran Muffins

June 21, 2011

Mariel here. Sorry for cursing, but these muffins are truly expletive-worthy. My father, a bonafide bran-aholic, has gotten his muffin on for as long as I can remember. When we were wee tots, there were many a Sunday morning when the old man padded down to the local bakery to pick us up a box [...]

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Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries Seasoned with Old Bay

June 13, 2011

Mariel here. It’s hard to believe, but it’s already been a month since the last Secret Recipe Club – some of you may recall the divisive Zucchini Brownies incident – so I spent part of Sunday scrambling to whip up a winner from my assigned blog, Mom’s Fridge. Intent on selecting a surefire favorite, I [...]

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Michael’s Black-Eyed Pea Salad with Crunchy Scallions and Fresh Cilantro

May 26, 2011

Mary Anne here. Well, it seems Michael is getting the hang of contributing to our little blog. This afternoon, in preparation for the holiday weekend, he whipped up this salad (it’s become a standard in our home) and actually WROTE DOWN the measurements – yippee!! Michael is a pretty cute guy and I think he [...]

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Spicy Cheddar and Chutney Palmiers

May 24, 2011

Mary Anne here. It would seem that I’m on a puff-pastry binge these days, but I’ve got a pretty good excuse. Mariel and I are busy with a flurry of catering activity, whether it’s dishing up cocktail fare or composing menus for clients for everything from buffet dinners to week-long private chef requests. No wonder [...]

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Frosted Zucchini Brownies

May 16, 2011

Mariel here. About a month ago, I stumbled across a “Secret Recipe Club” hosted by Amanda’s Cookin’ and since I’m a sucker for secrets, I opted in. The premise is simple enough: each chef is assigned a different food blog and must choose a recipe to recreate in their own kitchen. Then, on a designated [...]

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Puff Pastry Bites with Stilton, Fig Jam, and Candy-Glazed Walnuts

May 5, 2011

Mary Anne here. Living in the Northeast, this wickedly wild winter left me wanting to hibernate. And while our spring has certainly had its fair share of dark and dreary days, we’ve also enjoyed intermittent bouts of sunshine and warmth. I am SO ready for real spring weather that I’m determined to dust off the [...]

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