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Eating Local: Senate Bean Soup Recipe
I’m really trying to eat local these days. I like organic but will take local over organic. It’s tough to do a week’s shopping at the Farmer’s Market though and I really don’t feel like shopping on Saturday morning. Many years’ habit of shopping on Sundays to overcome. I tend to plan the menus, if…
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Grilled Ham and Cheese Meets French Toast
Last night I wanted a grilled ham and cheese and remembered reading about smothering a grilled ham sandwich with cheese. Maybe that’s a Croques Monsieur? Or a Monte Cristo? But none of the recipes I found sounded good. I flipped through an old cookbook and saw their riff on this, which was to basically dip…
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The Pig that Sits at our Table
When the girls were little and I was working on their table manners, I spotted an idea in a magazine that I thought sounded fun. I found a cute little ceramic pig to put on the table. He’s meant to be a salt shaker but he’s our “good manners” reminder. The way it worked was…
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Menu: Steak, Salmon, Potatoes and Rappini
Mother’s Day feast yesterday. We couldn’t decide between grilled steak or grilled salmon so did both! I also had some Yukon gold potatoes that I sliced and cooked in some olive oil and butter with a bit of chopped garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. I also made a garlic and rosemary rub for the steaks,…
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Dinner from the Garden: Broccoli, Snap Peas, Arugula and Radishes
One of my favorite things when the garden is growing is planning dinner based on what’s ready to eat. Tonight that was broccoli, sugar snap peas, arugula and radish. I actually incorporated all them into a delicious dinner. Save