Both Martin and I have been craving cheese lately. A cheese craving is not something to ignore. Broccoli Cheddar Risotto was the perfect recipe to satisfy this craving. Risotto is a traditional Italian dish that dates back to the 1500s. The most basic recipe consists of onions cooked in butter and then short grain rice […]
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Nearly every year, my husband and I take a trip to Bokeelia, Florida. Bokeelia is a tiny town at the top of Pine Island. Most people haven’t heard of Pine Island before, but it is just north of Sanibel Island, and north west of Fort Myers, on the Gulf of Mexico side of Florida
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It feels like I’ve been waiting for February forEVER! Strangely, February feels a lot like January. It’s still super cold (it’s been well below zero degrees) and I seem to have caught a cold. I don’t get colds very often, and I blame this one on my immersion blender. A few weeks ago, my immersion
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I’m always a little hesitant to make sauces and pastes. I know that they are the secret to fantastic flavors exploding in my dishes, but they seem so overwhelming. I hardly know where to begin. Where some people can see infinite possibilities with a mango chutney, all I see is a dipping sauce for my
Seaweed has mystified me. Growing up, it was the gross slimy stuff that made me want to wear shoes while swimming in the lake. Now, I keep hearing about its fabulous nutritional profile, especially for vegetarians. Protein is rarely a concern for vegetarians. Iron and the B vitamins are notoriously more difficult to incorporate
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I didn’t want to post two beet posts in a row, but this dish forced my hand. Really. I had no choice. This warm dish makes my mouth water. It’s earthy, creamy delicousness. Wild rice makes up the base of this dish, which is then peppered with boiled beets, fresh herbs and feta cheese.
During this transitional time of year, Lemongrass Risotto is perfect. Like all risottos, it is creamy and comforting, just what we crave as the air gets brisk. Yet, the lemongrass makes this risotto bright and refreshing, reminding us of those beautiful summer days. Risotto is a rice dish, but it is very different from
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This recipe is like being reunited with an old friend. When I was first learning to cook on my own, I purchased the cookbook 100% Vegetarian: Eating Naturally from Your Grocery Store by Julianne Pickle. It is a small cookbook and extremely simple. Just what I needed at the time. All ingredients from the book
I searched online. I read my favorite recipe books. And in the end, I abandoned the idea of making a meal from a recipe. I had wanted to make chilled cucumber soup with a beet salad, but alas, a trip to the grocery store was not in my immediate future. What to make? I
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