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A Beautifully Balanced Meal

December 15, 2011
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Steamed Pork and Vegetable Dumplings and Spicy Sauteed Kale with Lime One of my favorite things – and frequent indulgences – is buying a bag or two of frozen dumplings when I’m in Chinatown.  They are really very good!  They are so inexpensive and once you have them in your freezer, it’s very easy to […]

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Blistered Shishito Peppers

November 30, 2011
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After yet another large, heavy lunch made up of Thanksgiving leftovers, I wanted something very light to eat for dinner last night.  I wanted something, but the thoughts of a nice bowl of Turkey Soup (my all-time favorite and the best part of the Thanksgiving turkey in my opinion *smile*) felt like a bit too […]

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Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good

October 30, 2010
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    With a name like that, how could I not make it? *smile* I’ve stuffed all number of pumpkins and squash with all number of things…but when I saw this name….and then read the words of the amazing Dorie Greenspan, I knew this would be the next pumpkin I would stuff.

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What’s for Dinner?

September 19, 2010
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Zucchini Tomato Rice Gratin with Sausage As the end of the summer vegetable season approaches, this is one of those recipes I turn to.  I found it in Gourmet Magazine back in 2008 and it quickly became one of my favorites.  You can use it as a vegetarian main dish, or do as I do […]

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What’s for Dinner?

September 7, 2010
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Bacon Leek and Horseradish Macaroni and Cheese Labor Day Weekend!  The very words put me in a frenzied have-to-get-in-all-the-tastes-of-summer mode—before it (summer, and warm weather, and backyard volleyball, and BBQ-ing ) is all too soon gone. So this Labor Day, the menu was Barbecued Pork Ribs (naturally), Coleslaw and Macaroni and Cheese.  But not just […]

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