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Acorn Squash Baked with Maple Syrup
In my continuing desire to expand my vegetable repertoire, I bought a couple of winter squash the other day. Tonight I was fixing baked potatoes and some chicken breasts that had been frozen in a marinade. I decided squash would go well and could be baked in the same oven. Efficiency! Often I cheat with…
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Sausage and Kale Soup
I love having soup in the fridge that I can have for lunch or as an add-on to dinner. At the grocery store this week I saw a big bag of cleaned and chopped kale and remembered that I still had some sausage in the freezer that should be cooked up pretty soon. Normally I…
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Tofu Curry
More coconut curries…. This time we used a firm tofu rather than any meat. Sauteed some onion and garlic in oil, then added a tablespoon of red curry paste and stirred it around. I put some of the tofu in at this point to fry it a bit. I think next time I’ll fry the…
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Beyond Grilled Cheese: Pickles and Peanut Butter
Earlier, I’d written about our experiment with grilled cheese sandwiches, using olive oil and broiling them rather than butter and grilling. The other night, my same friend was over and I was making grilled cheese sandwiches again, and using up some leftover soups and chili as well. He’d stopped by the store for some American…
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Thai Red Chicken Curry
I wasn’t overly impressed with the beef and red curry, but I think it was the steak that was the problem. Last night I combined a few different curry recipes to come up with a red chicken curry that was delicious! I would have added a can of bamboo shoots if I’d had them around,…