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Zucchini Chips
This may not be a perfect ratatouille but these Zucchini Chips are light, low in calories and pretty tasty! There’s no mystery about this delicate squash but there seems to be some kind of magic,...
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Let’s have a pretend picnic…
We’ll get our basket out and fill it with delicious and fresh goodies and then head out… in our minds that is, because this is just a pretend picnic. It’s 109 degrees outside… the trees’ branches...
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Spaghetti with Parsley and Parmesan
This recipe reminds me of my son Cameron, when he was about 5 years old he would eat pasta with butter all the time. For lunch today, we made spaghetti with parsley and parmesan. You can also make...
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The Greatest Invention
Powdered buttermilk… I think that’s just one of the greatest inventions. At least for me that is. How many times have you bought a quart of buttermilk and used 1/2 cup on a recipe and the rest ended...
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Chicken Kebabs
I had been looking for the perfect pita bread for a while. They all seemed hard and dry in most of the markets. So this morning I set out to find a better pita bread for this recipe. I sat in front...
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Hello again July…
The other day I found myself in front of the most beautiful, juicy Snow Angel peaches with the most fragrant, velvety skin. Pale red colors and a hint of yellow fighting to be noticed…so I bought...
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Mango Sorbet
This week while everyone was focusing on patriotic colors, I was marveling and I’m still marveling over all the other amazing colors I’m seeing everywhere I go… the salmon color of my new sandals, the...
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Lemon Curd with Berries
To keep up with the fruity recipes theme, I decided to make this lemon curd with raspberries and blueberries. This super flavorful dessert only has 174 calories per serving. Not bad for such a...
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A few Salsas and Fish Tacos
A promise is a promise. So here’s another refreshing recipe with fruit. Fish Tacos. While eating these tacos, for a moment it almost made me feel I was on a sunny beach somewhere on far away island....
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A Culinary Adventure
A Culinary Adventure It has been a month since we got back from Las Vegas and it has taken this long for me to put together a post about this most amazing culinary trip. We do not gamble, drink or...
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Sponge Layer Cake
This is the post that almost didn’t happen… I don’t know why but I’ve been wanting to make this cake for quite some time. I thought that instead of cream and strawberries I could add a tropical fruit,...
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Raspberry Lime Stuffed Cupcakes
There’s something about cupcakes that always makes me smile, so when the Food Network came out with their new Cupcake App for iPads, I just had to get it… so pretty! It makes you want to try each and...
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Tomato Confiture
We might put tomatoes in sauces, salsas, salads, gazpachos, etc., but the truth is, tomatoes are a fruit. Tomatoes must have an identity crisis. If tomatoes could think, I bet they would be asking to...
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Oatmeal Strawberry Squares
Someone once told me that if you eat a cookie and it breaks and falls apart, you can’t count the calories… I LOVE that concept, so today we made these super easy squares and since these squares are a...
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Mango Nectarine Cardamom Tarte Tatins
If you like mangoes and nectarines, then this recipe is for you… I found the most beautiful mango nectarines. These were so perfect to use in a recipe that I found in the last issue of Donna Hay...
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Avocado and Peaches Salad
Avocado and Peaches Salad Surprised? I’m talking about creamy avocado with sweet peaches in a salad. That’s genius! Avocados belong in salads, in guacamoles and every now and then in our sandwiches,...
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Cucumber with Everything!
Summer is cucumber season, and today we went crazy with cucumbers. We made cucumber tomato feta salad, cucumber carrot salad with buttermilk dressing and even a cucumber drink. Yes, cucumber insanity...
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Blueberry Tarts
One of my favorite places near the ocean is Martha’s Vineyard. When we lived in the Northeast, I used to say I wanted to retire there. In the summer we liked to visit this little place near Gay Head...
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Iceberg Wedge with Pancetta and Buttermilk Dressing
I don’t know why, but every time I think of iceberg lettuce, I also think about redemption. Yes, redemption. Because it wasn’t that long ago when a lot of people thought of iceberg as just a...
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Halibut Sandwich
Here’s another easy recipe for either lunch or dinner. A fish sandwich you can put together with just a few ingredients and in less than 30 minutes. Ingredients: Four halibut steaks (about 6...
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