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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Very Funny Raspberry Vinaigrette (and Sausage Pasta)

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I've made this salad dressing a few times--it makes me laugh. I've had raspberry vinaigrette in restaurants, and I've bought pr...
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Easy Pasta with Canned Clams, Tomatoes, and Caramelized Peppers

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Just yesterday we found fresh clams from the South Carolina coast; the guy who sells local shrimp at the all-local farmers’ market had broug...
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Salsa, Hiking, and Lentil Soup

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We hiked on the Arizona Trail with friends yesterday and saw many wildflowers, including this, which I think is called a Mariposa Lily. We ...
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Saturday, April 26, 2008

More on Dog Food

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I've been making food for Patty more often lately. It's a good way to use leftover meat, and it's a good excuse for spontaneous ...
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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Lemon Pudding, and More Salad Musings

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I wanted to make a salad to go with tonight's pizza, but my vegetable bin looked very sad. I did have apples and celery, so I made a Wal...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

One Small Chicken, Four Meals

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I haven't roasted a chicken for while--previous ones have seemed too fatty and gross. But for Sunday dinner I had a hankering for the tr...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Dumb Salads

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I can't remember the last time I had a good salad in a restaurant. I tried this Tuscan Chopped Salad when my office went out for lunch l...
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Sunday, April 20, 2008

A Good Dinner Party

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We had our friends Ken and Melanie and their baby Andrew over for dinner last Sunday (you can see Andrew's foot in the top left of the p...
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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Gnocchi and Asparagus

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We never take food home from a restaurant--but Dad couldn't finish his wonderful gnocchi with tomato cream sauce from his Italian lunch,...
Friday, April 18, 2008

Tuna and Some Simple Sides

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I'm going to give up buying fresh tuna for home cooking. Even when it's gorgeous, as this slab was, it's never as fresh tasting ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Shrimp and Avocado Appetizer

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This is one of the very nicest things you can do with a beautiful avocado. It's a perfect sit-down first course, and would also make a ...
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Cooking All Day

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I feel like I've been cooking all the livelong day (you know that song: I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day. It ...

Green Chile with Pork

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I'd never made green chile in the crockpot before, but it worked really well. I bought assorted pork cuts: some lean boneless loin, whic...
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Monday, April 7, 2008

A Meatloaf Request

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Last time I made Grandma's meatloaf, about a year ago, Lawson confessed to me that he did not like meatloaf. I had to eat the whole thin...
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Clear Liquids

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You think you've got problems--Dad has to consume only clear liquids until tomorrow. This is homemade beef broth (jazzed up with miso an...
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