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Pizza and Salad -- Again!
We eat a lot of pizza and salads. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Who wouldn't want pizza and salad for dinner every night, I ask you?Tonight's was a pretty basic version -- tomato sauce,...
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Spinach Salad -- with a Poached Egg and Roasted Sweet Potatoes
My daughter Kate asked her FB friends about the absolute best way to poach eggs so you don't get those ugly, wispy bits of white to mar the picture. Kate, in her younger days. If you were cooking...
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Curry with Sweet Potatoes and Tofu
I love to buy pineapples, but with just two of us here I sometimes get tired of it before it's gone. That's where curry comes into the picture. I got this recipe years ago from my sister and I make it...
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Pomegranate Seeds—A Wintertime Treat
A few years ago I learned about the almost magical method of getting the seeds from pomegranates by conducting the entire process with the pomegranate immersed in water. And now, I buy them from the...
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Ground Turkey Lettuce Cups
I don't make this very often, but it's so fresh-tasting -- especially when the weather's warm -- that I really should make it more.Leftover turkey was in the fridge (but not enough for turkey burgers),...
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Cauliflower Soup and Spinach Salad
Cauliflower soup transforms ordinary -- and let's admit, sometimes strong-tasting cauliflower -- into a silky delicious fall or winter soup. This soup gets it's luscious buttery color from a few...
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Eating Alone -- The Pleasures of Eggs
I'm lucky not to eat alone most nights, but when Don is off sailing or visiting his brother or some-such errand, I relish the opportunity . . . to have hard boiled eggs for dinner. The eggs, cold toast...
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Mushroom and Goat Cheese Omelet
An omelet -- my go-to dinner when we return from a road trip, need a quick meal when we have plans for later in the evening or just can't think of anything else to cook.Eggs, mushrooms and some sort of...
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Pizza and a Salad -- A Perennial Favorite
The PizzaI've posted about making pizza before but I have a few changes/improvements in my method--not earth-shattering new techniques, but things I need to remember to do that really improve the...
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Trout -- Quick, Easy and Clean!
Trout and hamburgers are my go-to choices when we eat out on road trips because I can always count on them to taste great. What's more, most trout in restaurants or in the grocery store are farmed...
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Chicken and Apricot Enchiladas
They take a bit of time to prepare, but enchiladas give you warmth and comfort on a cool fall day. As always, I use refrigerator and pantry staples and leftover bits of vegetables. Here's a post on...
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Thickened Citrus Yogurt – An Alternative to Ice Cream
For the longest time, we had fruit with ice cream for dessert and called it good. Then we switched to soy ice cream, then to Yoplait vanilla yogurt, and now it’s thickened yogurt. They’re all great....
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Trout -- Quick, Easy and Clean!
Trout and hamburgers are my go-to choices when we eat out on road trips because I can always count on them to taste great. What's more, most trout in restaurants or in the grocery store are farmed...
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Ground Turkey Meatloaf
I shunned meatloaf for years – so old fashioned, so unhealthy. But I really like the idea of the cute, self-contained loaf that includes the goodness of protein and flavor. Plus, I have fond memories...
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