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Thumbs up from the housemate!

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Based on (but radically changed from) a recipe in Eating Well this month… “What’s in the house?” and “I feel like comfort food” conspired on this and it will reappear in other iterations I’m sure.  This could be easily scaled … Continue reading

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Not so much a recipe as an idea – Quick Cioppino

You can do this after work and have an impressive dinner on the table in under an hour – really. Most of this dinner was in the pantry or freezer. I was shopping at Trader Joe’s on Sunday (after Southern … Continue reading

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NOT because of St. Patrick’s Day

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My mother once accidentally made a ham for Passover. Yeah, really… it was on sale because Passover and Easter were the same week. I’m making a corned beef today because it’s on sale. In fact the corned beef cost less … Continue reading

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Better the second time around

All those lovely grilled veggies from Saturday night made an encore appearance for dinner tonight. I made a pot of faro pilaf and added the vegetables after it was finished. I had 5 good size mushrooms, a yellow zucchini and … Continue reading

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The last word on the f-ing olives…

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So I went out and spent the afternoon with my brother to help him jar his and Inez’ olives from the December weekend in Paso Robles. I took lots more photos this time than I did when I was going … Continue reading

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