Dinner at 6
Greek- Style Shrimp Scampi with Whole Wheat Spaghetti
Today concludes the first week of my newfound healthy lifestyle change. So far so good. I'm exercising like a mad woman, I'm eating well (but not depriving myself), and the best part is that I feel excellent. One of the m…
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Oven- Roasted Mushroom Soup
Recently, I've made the mushroom appetizer, the Coq au Zin, and now this soup. Clearly I enjoy mushrooms. Give me your Portabellos, Shanterelles or Porcinis... I'll happily eat them all. Luckily, my husband is equally hap…
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Coq au Zin (Vin)
Our holidays were spent in Washington state this year... where we were met with loads of fluffy snow but flew out amidst fits of rain. It was fun to see weather of any sort as we don't usually have much of it here in Southern…
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Leftover Turkey Recipes: Creamy Mexican Turkey Soup
We cooked up some turkey a little early this year and came up with a wonderful soup for the leftover turkey meat: Creamy Mexican Turkey Soup.It starts with a simple saute of carrots, celery, onion & garlic. The veggies are th…
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Playing with Saffron & Lavender... and a Gourmet GIVEAWAY!
My husband was at Starbucks on a business trip recently and ordered a Mocha. When he reached into his pocket to pay, the cashier told him it was taken care of. "Really?" he asked. "By whom?" The cashier pointe…
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Maple- Roasted Pumpkin Salad
I've made this Martha Stewart, fall-themed salad twice now... both times to rave reviews: Maple- Roasted Pumpkin Salad.But whatever you do, don't tell your dinner mates that you're making a dinner salad with pumpkin i…
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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Apples & Garam Masala
I quietly celebrated my birthday recently with a trip to visit my sister in Washington. I always so enjoy traveling to the Northwest in the fall. It reminds me of the East Coast with all of its colorful trees and other seasonal s…
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Eyeball Soup with Bugs... Anyone?
Happy Halloween!Sweet treats have been abundant to celebrate the fun of Halloween, so I decided to incorporate a bit of the gross-out factor that Halloween usually encompasses into our dinner last night. Martha Stewart's folk…
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Hungry Mornings
Daring Baker's Challenge: Pizza 3 ways... Breakfast, Dinner and Happy Hour!
This month's Daring Baker challenge involved experimenting with the Basic Pizza Dough from Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice. It was a fun challenge, and my family enjoyed the month-long pizza recipe trial…
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evil carbs
Pumpkin Cornbread (with Pumpkin Chili, of course)!
It's seriously pumpkin season in full swing. Pumpkins have arrived at our markets, and the makeshift pumpkin patches are getting ready to set up their little scenes in empty lots here and there around town. We'll be makin…
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Dinner at 6
Tyler Florence's Cold Sesame Noodles
Peanut butter lovers... this one's for YOU!Ah, Tyler Florence... he's one of those chefs that I actually *watch* on Food Network... sometimes because he's just easy-on-the-eyes, and sometimes because he's making s…
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Three Simple Salads and One Expensive Fork
Salad can make for a rather boring blog post. But three salads have to be a bit more intriguing and droolworthy, right?Here are three salads I tried this summer that have made it onto our *keeper* list.Five Minute Salad: Goat Che…
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Honolulu Bob Burgers
I received a little free product-goodie in the mail recently from a company in Illinois- Country Bob's. Here's a little snippet from their company's site:How does anything really good get its start? Where do great pro…
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Dinner at 6
Roasted Green Beans with Lemon, Pine Nuts & Parmigiano
Even in the dead heat of summer, I'm still fond of roasting vegetables. Turn on the air and turn on the oven. My favorite veggies take on a new flavor when roasted, and I'm addicted. Green beans tossed with garlic, lemon …
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Dinner at 6
Overcoming Fig Phobia... Thanks to Tyler Florence
I've had a lifelong fear of figs. I blame it on my Swedish grandmother who lovingly baked sweets that she wanted her precious only young grandaughter to try. Among these treats were cookies with fresh fig filling. Though I lo…
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Dinner at 6
Grilled Chicken with Lemon and Oregano
Here's a great chicken recipe... moist and flavorful and all that good stuff: Grilled Chicken with Lemon and Oregano. This recipe comes from Martha Stewart's EveryDay Food magazine. If you're not familiar with this pu…
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get-aways
Pork Tenderloin with BLUEBERRY Barbecue Sauce
In keeping with the "blueberry"/vacation theme, I'll share the wonderful pork tenderloin recipe that we grilled on our vacation thanks to Oprah's O Magazine: Pork Tenderloin with Blueberry Barbecue Sauce. I don&…
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get-aways
My New England Vacation (with food highlights, of course!)
Well friends, I've been holding out on you... but I return today from a month-long vacation in New England. That explains my MIA status in visiting not a single blog in the last 30 days. We stayed in a beach house north of Ca…
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Spinach & Arugula Salad with Indian- Spiced Chickpeas & Charred Red Onions
Phew... that's one long title of a recipe. A little bit TMI in IMHO. I hate acronyms. But sometimes you just have to use them and hope that most of the general population 'gets' it.I first saw this recipe on Laura'…
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Misc. Rambling
Grilled Salmon with Dill Pickle Butter
Although I promised that I would be making that peanut butter and jelly salmon sometime soon, I came across a salmon recipe that was more appealing to my husband. And since he's kind of a big deal, I gave into his wishes.It&#…
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