Pasta With Fried Lemons and Chile Flakes

February 12, 2015

It’s time for lists of last years best recipes, and this was the New York Times most popular recipe for 2014! It’s fairly simple and makes a great entree on it’s own, or can share the plate with a pork chop like it did in our house last night. The tips given were not to […]

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Brussels Sprout Hash with Caramelized Shallots

February 4, 2015

Yvonne Deggelman and I love to talk food, and whenever she recommends a recipe I can’t wait to try it. I remember a hike in Lake Tahoe when we were chattering away about new favorite recipes as we climbed,  and our leader Bill over his shoulder asked “Does this ever stop?”  No Bill, it doesn’t. […]

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Pasta with Tomatoes, Zucchini and Pesto

January 28, 2015

This is an easy and delicious way to combine the vegetable and carb elements of your dinner. It would make a great vegetarian one dish meal, although in this protein loving house there was a chicken breast on the plate as well.  I used fresh tomatoes instead of canned and added them sooner, as I […]

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Balsamic Glazed Pork Chops

January 21, 2015

This recipe is from Gourmet Today, the last cook book from Gourmet Magazine before it ceased publishing.  It’s described as “an astonishing little recipe that shows what a power ingredient like balsamic vinegar can do. Caramelized shallots and the dark vinegar glaze give these chops intriguing sweet, sour, dark and syrupy notes.” I was looking […]

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Conchiglie Pasta and Sausage

January 13, 2015

This recipe is from long time friend Melinda Norcott, who shares my passions for food and books!  I appreciate both the delicious recipe and the synchronicity of the source for it….let me explain by sharing her comments. “Conchigle means seashells in Italian.  The shape makes it the ideal pasta for trapping the tasty morsels of […]

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Huckleberry’s Roasted Carrots with Avocado

January 7, 2015

This is one of the L.A. Times best 10 recipes of 2014, and this unusual combination of two of my favorite foods just had to be the first new recipe I tried in 2015. I am needing a purge after my annual  holiday excess of red meat and pecan balls (just forced myself to toss out the last […]

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Tarascan Bean Soup

January 2, 2015

This is a richly spicy and filling soup from the Tarascan region of Mexcio.  “Tarascan” translates into the  “fierce people”, who earned that distinction as the only population in the state of Michoacan whom the Aztecs tried and failed to conquer, and the last native group to fall to the Spanish. This may be the […]

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Inspiration to begin 2015

December 30, 2014

Wishing you pleasure in all you do, energy to pursue your dreams, and joy to fill the days of this New Year! “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”  Winston Churchill “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.”  Eleanor Roosevelt “At the still point, there the dance is.” […]

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Sweet Potato Souffle

December 27, 2014

I’m sorry to be posting this terrific recipe AFTER the holidays, but I’ve only just tried it this week!   You know when two great cooks send you the same recipe, it’s going to be worthy and it was.  Both Kay Bennett, a wonderful hostess and Crystal Burkhead, a most talented hair stylist and serious […]

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Mushroom, Leek, and Fontina Frittata

December 21, 2014

I love to make egg casseroles and quiches for holiday breakfasts, but have never ventured a try at a Frittata…maybe thinking that the make-ahead dishes are less risky when entertaining?  Well that’s over, as I am definitely adding this wonderful recipe to my collection .  Kathy Santore served this delicious breakfast at a final Mah […]

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