From the category archives:

Sides and Salads

Caprese Salad with Olives

July 23, 2009
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I should have titled this post, ’shamelessly simple’. It’s quick to prepare and contains a powerful blend of flavors from the sweet tomatoes, creamy fresh mozzarella, salty pitted olives, torn basil leaves, salt, cracked pepper, and golden extra virgin olive…

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Spicy Baked Beans

July 13, 2009
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It’s childish, I know. But beans always remind me of the saying, “Beans, beans, a magical fruit. The more you eat, the more you toot!”. I always sang it at the dinner table when my mother baked beans. Even though…

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Fruit Salad with Ginger Syrup

July 6, 2009
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\I enjoy thinking about food, especially planning food for an intimate dinner or a casual Sunday brunch. I lose myself in daydreaming about what I’ll make and how I’ll prepare each dish, from the prep work to the rotation schedule…

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EDF Day #6: Oyster & Shitake Mushrooms

June 25, 2009

I’ve reached day six of the Eating Down the Fridge challenge and I’m happy to report all is going well. No one is starving and our meals are not a crazy combination of disparate goods.

I’m also excited to announce you can…

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Morel Mushroom Hunting

May 11, 2009

This past week found me suddenly traveling across the country to visit my childhood home in Michigan in order to care for my mother. On my first morning there, the air was warm and the sun shone brightly. Something about…

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Mexican Jicama-Pineapple Salad

April 11, 2009

Today kicks off a series of much-needed Mexican recipes. Since moving to Canada, I find myself missing my former ’south of the border’ food. And now that Mexico is two borders away, I miss it tremendously. I dusted off my…

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Bitter Melon (Fu Gua) With Egg

March 23, 2009

My new favorite vegetable has got to be the bitter melon. It’s a rather knobby looking green cylinder which is aptly named. It is utterly and truly bitter. I’ve had it in soups but prefer it best when paired with…

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Sesame Green Beans: Simply Sexy

September 9, 2008

I don’t know why I continue to overuse the word ’sexy’. I really need to consult a thesaurus as I need to boost my descriptive word choices. But, for now, these sesame green beans will have to remain ’sexy’.

My brother…

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Simple & Savory Watermelon Salad

August 6, 2008

A couple months ago we went to a friend’s house for a lazy Sunday morning brunch and I had the most wonderful watermelon salad. I’ve since seen quite a few variations on it but I think it’s best when kept…

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Hardcore Cornography

July 29, 2008

Cornography
Noun

  • creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sweet corn desire [syn: corn]
Our summer sweet corn hit the stores a few weeks ago and I’m in heaven. I love eating…

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Edamame with Mint, Pecans and Scallions

July 27, 2008

One week ago today, the food blog community learned that a dear friend named Sherry had passed suddenly from a heart attack. Sherry was well-known for her writing at What did you eat?. Although I did not know Sherry personally,…

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Cucumber Salad Recipes

July 25, 2008

Cucumbers are one of my favorite summer vegetables. My two favorite ways to eat them are in sandwiches or slightly pickled. My mother prepares a pickled salad of cucumbers, cider vinegar, water, pepper, and sliced sweet onion. It’s common to…

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The bean scene: healthy refried beans

July 21, 2008

I haven’t been giving priority to my wishlist of recipes bookmarked over the past year. I continue to disregard my list and instead cook things based on my hungry stomach and what it demands at any point in time. I’ve…

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Sesame-Ginger Chicken Salad

July 2, 2008

I didn’t think that my dinner last night would turn out all that special. It wasn’t planned out or really given much thought. I had a few not-so-healthy meals over the weekend and knew I had to make something healthy,…

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Whole Wheat Basil-Nut Couscous

June 10, 2008

Not only am I excited to be using couscous, I am excited that it comes in a whole wheat version. I continue to search for new and interesting high-fiber starches to add to our meals. I do miss pasta and…

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