Don’t you love it when you come up with a food-inspired idea and it turns out? I sure do…this is what happened to me the other day when I had all the ingredients for a taco salad sans the tortilla chips. What I did have on hand were soft flour tortillas and instead of making homemade chips to crumble on top of the salad...
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One of our all time favorite meats in a sandwich is roast beef. I cringe at the price I’ve paid for roast beef at the deli counter though, so unless I plan ahead to prepare, cook and slice the roast here at home we rarely have it available for our sandwiches. Added roast beef to our shopping list the other day and oh, oh we...
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With these three ingredients you’ll be making dinner in under thirty minutes from start to finish. When I discovered this recipe in The Complete Book of Pasta and Noodles by Cook’s Illustrated there were a few tweaks I made to fit our family palate (my recipe is below). Back off on the crushed red chili peppers and...
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Marcella Hazan offers us the taste of Italy with this fabulous fish recipe, yep we are at the letter ‘F’ in our A-Z series of recipes. Now that tomatoes are at their best make sure to grab a bushel full from the farmer’s market to take these simple ingredients to a fantastic result. Prepare and freeze the extra...
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Ever heard of a loco moco? I was clueless until I read my friend Susan’s travel article all about loco moco…recipe included! The original recipe outta Hawaii calls for hamburger, brown gravy, white rice and a fried egg. For our Healthy Bites Sunday feature I decided to work on creating a skinnier version loaded with...
read more Don’t scrunch up your nose, we are going to make a couple of killer recipes with these three ingredients! I might add that it is just in time for your Labor Day celebration too. What is quinoa (KEEN-wah)? Similar in look and texture to couscous, quinoa is a grain high in protein with a chewy and delicious, almost nut-like...
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I have a few special reasons for adding these three ingredients. Number one – I cannot wait to share a recipe from my mom to me to you (my version is a little bit skinnier). Number two – these ingredients can be so versatile if you put on your thinking cap…I hope my recipes and compliments spur your thinking!...
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In our ongoing A-Z series of recipes and foods, I’m especially pleased to bring you this unique recipe for the letter ‘D’. The main ingredient is dungeness crab, however, in my opinion, the star is the summer roll wrappers. Also known as rice paper, spring roll wrappers, Vietnamese rice paper, or banh trang...
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For a quick appetizer or meal entree try these Chinese style chicken wing drumsticks. This chicken recipe is best served right away so make sure to have your dipping sauces and sides prepared in advance. Instructions are included for making the wing drumsticks, however if you find the task too tedious you can simply use chicken...
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Discovered this delicious Pipérade recipe in The Way to Cook by Julia Child several years ago. When green peppers are bountiful and in season I love making large batches of pipérade that I vacuum seal and freeze. We enjoy using this recipe on chicken, fish, and pasta throughout the winter months. This is Julia Child’s...
read more What would you do with these three ingredients to make a meal? Here are a few ideas, please feel free to share your recipes for these three ingredients too! ♥ Make a pouch from a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil, leave one end open. Now crumble 1/4 to 1/3 of a pound of lean ground beef, tuck into pouch. Layer on top 1/2...
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This is one of my tried and true books. A gal from work introduced me to both volumes of Brenda Ponichtera’s cookbooks several years ago…the tattered and splashed pages would quickly indicate to you how much I’ve referred to these unique and healthy dishes. The recipes I am sharing today have been a favorite of...
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