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Tyler Florence at Pleasanton Macy’s
Any local Tyler Florence fans? He’ll be at Macy’s doing a free cooking demonstration on June 17 at 6pm. You have to sign up, which you can do here. Let me know if you decide to go! I’m going.
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7 Layer Salad aka Pea Salad
Make this summer potluck standard ahead and let it chill, even overnight. (It’s also called Overnight Layered Salad). The basis for this one came from The Comfort Table by Katie Lee Joel. You can find a variety of different vegetables used for some of the layers. I used lettuce, celery, red pepper, scallions, peas, then the…
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Fresh Corn Salad
I found this recipe in Penzey’s spice catalog and thought it would be great for the barbecue I had planned for Saturday. When I have people over, I like to do as much ahead of time as possible and in this case I planned on making a few salads and then barbecuing a tri-tip when…
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Menu for the Week: Black Bean Burgers, Pork Scallopini and More
My weekly menu plans these days rarely have an assigned day and I typically aim for planning 4 dinners. My daughter has dinner with her dad one night a week so I don’t plan that night as I just figure out something for myself based either on leftovers or some small thing. We’ll usually have…
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Cooking for One: Panini Sandwich with Roast Beef, Boursin Cheese, Avocado and Sprouts
When I’m cooking for just me, I’ll often turn to making a Panini. I can load it full of good stuff and get a bit creative and have a fantastic custom meal rather than just leftovers and not create leftovers either! It’s a great way to use up little bits of vegetables (1/2 an avocado,…