Memorial Day Pasta Salad…and Taking One Step at a Time
Memorial Day weekend is Marc and my wedding anniversary. Two years ago, I was taking IV chemotherapy about this time, and let’s just say that
May 22, 2008
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Category: Summer Recipes
Life’s Little Victories
Since Marc keeps up with design sites, he’s the one who originally found NotCot‘s food porn aggregator TasteSpotting. It’s been up about a year, and
January 2, 2008
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Buttermilk Coleslaw with Cilantro and Shallots
A couple weeks ago I saw this recipe on the PBS show “America’s Test Kitchen”. I enjoy coleslaw, but sometimes with all the goopy mayo,
November 12, 2007
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Siamese Summer Salad Rolls in September
(Can you tell I’m a geek for alliteration?) Here we are at the beginning of fall, but in California we still have spectacular late summer
September 26, 2007
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gourmet ice cream recipes
Luxurious Lemon Verbena Ice Cream Sandwiches
My aunt and uncle have a giant lemon verbena plant. It’s so exuberant, it’s taller than me. It practically qualifies as a tree! I had
September 24, 2007
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Ferry Plaza Farmers Market Inspired, Far West Fungi and Vicolo Pizza
I’m a big fan of mushrooms. In ravioli, risotto, on pizza, in mushroom barley soup, in Asian dishes, veggie burgers…you name it. Some of the
September 20, 2007
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Beet Greens Penne with Sweet Peppers, Capers and Pine Nuts
The last few times I bought beets, they were on the distastefully bitter side. I’m not sure if it’s the weather, the variety…the tides…the color
September 12, 2007
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Roasted Fairy Tale Eggplant and Sweet Lipstick Peppers
The Fairy Tale eggplants from Crescent Moon Farm have been so delicious, I buy them every week. Crescent Moon also grows my favorite sweet pepper
September 11, 2007
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