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Epic Dinner Party

This can be a difficult time of year. Now when we’re really anxious for spring to begin, we got our first snow. There are times I just don’t know what to do with myself. Also, we’re coming to an end … Continue reading

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Grapefruit Avocado Salad

This is my favorite winter salad. Although we all wish that avocados and tomatoes would be in season at the same time, the fact is that grapefruit and avocados are a better seasonal match. I first had this kind of … Continue reading

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Braciole for the New Year: Fancy Peasant Food

 My favorite Christmas gift this year was the book Frankies Spuntino: Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual, a cookbook that is more a “how to make your own fine Italian restaurant” by Peter Meehan and the two Frankies (Frank Falcinelli and … Continue reading

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Chicken Thighs, Sausage, Kale and White Bean Stew

I’ve resisted putting this recipe up, mostly because it’s just slightly adapted from where I found it, on the blog “My Communal Table.” Here’s the original post. It’s a great blog, where the author not only has tons of great recipes, … Continue reading

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Thai Curry Butternut Squash Soup

I apologize for not having a photo of this one, as it was a beautiful soup, but my camera battery is dead! I do want to make this soup again (Steve says is up there with gumbo and potato leek as … Continue reading

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Squash Stew with Cornbread Dumplings

At the dentist’s office yesterday, I was looking at some Better Homes and Garden 30-minute recipes. The one that really got me was for butternut squash. The recipes promised to go from fridge to table in 30 minutes or less. The first … Continue reading

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Zucchini Rice Mexican Style

I get weary of eating zucchini just about the time it starts getting desperate to leave offspring and putting out tons of fruit. But last week I figured out something great to do with it that is easy, delicious and … Continue reading

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Can Do!

I’ve been off the blog for a week, but I haven’t been slacking! In that time I finished up my job at the monastery and have had two days of training and some other work for the book on The … Continue reading

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Summer Harvest

My grocery list these days looks something like this: red wine vinegarolive oilparmesan cheesepine nutssour creamyogurtwhite onions (alas, onions)jug of vinegarlemonslimesavocado rice Of course, it also includes cases of PowerAid, chips, lunchmeat and bread for Steve’s landscaping lunches, but mostly what … Continue reading

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A Nice Nicoise

I’ve been whining so heartily about the garden recently that I’m embarrassed when we sit down to a lovely and delicious meal from its harvest each night. As a reality check, here is a photo of the Salade Nicoise we … Continue reading

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