Fettuccine with Cashew-Chardonnay Sauce I’ve always been a big fan of trying new things. With that being said, this year I decided to try not to dislike Valentine’s Day. In the past, I always looked at this holiday as commercialism exploiting love. Or, a holiday to make lonely people feel really, really sad. Or, […]
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Hello! I have returned. 🙂 Halloween is my favorite holiday, so this year my husband and I ended up doing something really special for Halloween, which consumed the two weeks before the holiday and caused us to need a week of recuperation afterward. We performed in the 18th annual BareBones Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza!
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What makes food delicious? Fresh ingredients? Interesting flavor and texture combinations? Full of healthful nutrients? Skillfully prepared? Yes, I think that is part of it, but not all of it. Food was such a big part of our trip to France that I decided to throw a France Food and Cake party with some girlfriends.
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Well, we made it home safely from France last week! It was a trip filled with exhilarating, challenging, beautiful, disgusting, amazing, refreshing, delicious, exhausting events. Even now, a week later, it is difficult to really comprehend our adventure. I missed cooking. I was actually surprised at how much I missed my kitchen. So,
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The summer’s harvest is in! What fantastic eating! It all began with our CSA box of veggies and cheese. We got eggplant, sweet corn, Italian frying peppers (like bell peppers), red beets, Italian garlic, Thai basil (in the bag), sweet Spanish onions, carrots… …and cucumbers, grape tomatoes, summer squash, broccoli, Sweet Sarah’s
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This week, I had one of the best meals in my life at Haute Dish. It was pure bliss. I adore Haute Dish despite the fact that they have a heavy emphasis on meat dishes (one of the items on the menu this week was Homemade Tofu Smothered in Meat Sauce… it just seems wrong!).
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I often get asked the question “What do vegetarians grill?” True, grilling has a heavy emphasis on meat. However, the most recent issue of Vegetarian Times had an entire section on grilling ideas. While it is always easy to grab a frozen veggie burger to add to the grill, that usually isn’t the most tasty
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I have so many things I want to share with you today! The one thing they have in common is that they are all green – the color, not necessarily the eco-friendly movement. First – our CSA box this week was brimming with green vegetables! Starting at the upper left hand corner
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Happy June! Finally it feels like Spring (or even Summer) has arrived to the midwest! Hooray! This weekend marked the first time in many, many months that we had sunny, non-stormy weather on the weekend. It was so beautiful that I had a hard time not smiling all weekend long. My legs, however, are
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Our Spring has been so fickle this year! One day it is beautiful and warm, and the next two weeks it will be cloudy, stormy, and cold. It is really hard to get into the mood for Spring dishes with weather like this! And, I’ve been trying! I made a Spring Risotto with mushrooms,
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