Wondering what VE is? It’s the shortened title coined by author Anna Thomas for her cookbook, The Vegetarian Epicure. This year, upon the coaxing of David from David’s Table, I’ve been getting into celebrating one of my all time fave cookbooks that is turning 40 years old. I’ve entered my special photo and...
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My son calls me a geek because I have a blog and I use Twitter. I may not agree with him when it comes to computers, but when it comes to cooking, yes, I admit it. I am definitely a geek about cooking. I like knowing why you need to add salt to bread dough (keeps the yeast from acting too long), what the process of browning foods...
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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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August is National Sandwich Month…did you know that? It’s darn hot in most places, making sandwiches is a great way to beat the heat. Pack your sandwich with lots of good protein, fluff it up with tons of healthy crunch like lettuce, use your imagination to create “your bomb” sandwich <—so...
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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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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...
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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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