Category: Season
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Zucchini Salad with Lemon Parmesan Dressing from Polpo
I was looking for a simple side dish to go with the Pacific Lime Chicken Thighs I made last night and saw this zucchini salad in POLPO: A Venetian Cookbook (Of Sorts). There are lots of simple recipes in this cookbook, as well as some fancy ones for fish I’m never likely to cook (octopus…
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Pacific Lime Chicken from Pure Simple Cooking
These Pacific Lime Chicken Thighs are marinated in soy sauce, honey and lime juice, then baked. Cutting slashes in the underside of the chicken helps the marinade penetrate, even if you only marinate for fifteen minutes or so while the oven preheats. I checked Pure Simple Cooking: Effortless Meals Every Day by Diana Henry out…
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Harvard Beets
You can make these Harvard Beets with canned beets or boiled or roasted fresh beets. My girls both like these. It’s not a strong pickling, like pickled beets. More like a sweet and sour mild flavor.
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Stir-Fried Asparagus with Garlic
I was hoping to post this Chinese chicken recipe I saw online. I’ve got a great picture even! Alas, the sauce was way too salty. I hate that. But the good news is that I looked around for a stir fry vegetable to serve with the chicken and found this easy and good stir-fried asparagus…
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Something Different for St. Patrick’s Day: Irish Coddle
Break out of the corned beef rut and make some Irish Coddle for St. Patrick’s Day. A one-pot delight with sausage, potatoes, bacon and onions in a delicious broth that has some apple juice for sweetness.