Category: Recipes
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Oh, pasta!
This dish was sooooo good. I was a little skeptical at first…I thought it would be dry and the flavors would be weak, but I was wrong. The deep earthiness of the sun-dried tomatoes really balances out the freshness of the asparagus. And the pine nuts! Oh, but they’re delicious. The pasta was still great…
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Giada the Great
If there’s one television show out there that really inspires me, it’s Everyday Italian on the Food Network. I never remember to watch it, but when I happen to catch it, I’m always inspired to get in the kitchen and start cooking. Part of it is the format of the show…cool music, easy-going pace, and…
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Ohmyga.
These are the BEST lettuce wraps I’ve ever eaten. A really nice woman named Faye brought these to a potluck we attended a while back, and she was kind enough to share the recipe with me. I added tofu to the mix to make it a bit more filling, but otherwise kept it pretty much…
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Summer nights
Today Justin worked on our little deck, making a huge seating area and crafting a roll-out shade out of some old bamboo window shades. It looks fabulous! Now it’s up to me to sew up some cushions for the bench. I need to search for some fabric that’s easy to handle but weather-resistant, too. My…
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A (big) bowl of pasta
Tonight I threw this together in an attempt to postpone grocery shopping just one more day. It combines a few of my favorite ingredients, including my current obsession, balsamic vinegar. So good! In other news, I have been working on cleaning up my craft area. Hopefully I can post some pictures of it tomorrow, in…