Category: Recipes
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Oh, oh, orzo!
Last week, our lovely friends Chad & Lindsay made this spectacular dish for us. It was creamy and fresh and delicious, and we’ll be making it again very soon. I probably would have never made it on my own, because of the goat cheese, but I am a changed woman. Goat cheese, get in my…
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Green and white, unite!
We had a very green dinner tonight. Spaghetti with pea pesto, which was nice and creamy, without a hint of basil. Next to it, we have pan-grilled haloumi with lemon and dill. Oh, haloumi…such a fabulous cheese. It reminds me of paneer, salty and chewy and tasty without being sharp or bitter. After dinner, I…
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Oh, happy Monday
Today was a pretty good day. I had a busy but productive day at work, and then came home to make this lovely dinner with my husband. It’s so fun to cook together…we turn on some tunes and start cooking. I chop stuff, he mixes stuff. I saute, he peels. And after it all, he…
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I have a broiler!
I can’t believe I’ve lived in this apartment for 2 1/2 years and I have never used my broiler. I forget about it, really. But I found this recipe in a recent issue of Gourmet and had to try it. How brilliant! Roasty toasty flavor, bubbly goat cheese, meaty shiitakes…ready in just a few minutes.…
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Using it up
Tonight we had a delicious meal, made up entirely of stuff we needed to use up. I had already missed out on my gorgeous tomatoes…I came home to find they had juiced all over their bowl and were being attacked by gnats. I didn’t want the same fate to happen to any of my other…