guest item: pumpkin bread (a la ruth)

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cardamom coffee cake bread (a la rita)

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crushed potato and spinach cakes

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roasted shallots and potatoes

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oatmeal spice shortbread cookies (a la rita)

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cocoa and chile rubbed pork chops

recipe: food+wine

chocolate chip cake (a la rita)

finnish meatballs

served over spinach-apple-chestnut stuffing.

finnish meatballs recipe: new york times

chestnuts au gratin

the recipe came from the back of a box of trader joe's steamed chestnuts:

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beer braised country-style pork ribs

recipe: winepairings

picadillo sandwiches

recipe: cooking light, october 2005

chicken cacciatore with creamy polenta

cacciatore recipe: everyday food, october 2008

polenta recipe: the global gourmet