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Crispy Potato Roast

Everyday Food (December 2009)

It's hard to get very excited about roasted potatoes. Sure, they're tasty and fulfilling, and the crispy skin of a hot fried potato is comfort food at its most delicious.

But you'd never really describe roasted potatoes as "exciting." They'd never be stand-out dish of a meal.

Never, that is, until now.

Chicken Paillards with Clementine Salsa

Bon Appétit (December 2009)

We're having a love affair with clementines right now. 

We've gone through two boxes in as many weeks and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. They're $6.99 for a 5 pound box at our supermarket right now, which means we're eating them as snacks, carrying them to work, and having them as dessert after dinner.

We won't say it's an addiction, but we're not quite sure we can stop at this point.

The December issue of Bon Appétit had an entire spread on clementines, which we dog-eared and saved, knowing that they were coming into season. In the feature, Bon Appétit shows you how to drink your clementines by making Negroni, dress up halibut with a clementine gremolata, or throw them into couscous along with chickpeas, olives and dates. 

But it was these paillards that really stood out to us.  Healthful and easy, they seemed the perfect recipe to brighten up a winter meal.