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This is an elegant, kind of retro, appetizer that’s easy to make and tastes delicious. It’s made of cream cheese and grated Parmesan, with horseradish for a bit of zip. Chopped up vegetables such as carrots, onions, celery or peppers add the crunch and a healthy twist. Cover it with nuts such as chopped walnuts [...]
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I’m on a quinoa kick; I like the unusual, nutty flavor and springy texture. I found this lovely recipe (originally from the Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home ) at Morsels & Musings. I followed it fairly closely, and the result was delicious. It’s a simple combination of flavors, easy to prepare, and yes, it’s healthy [...]
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This is a delicious fresh-tasting soup that uses vegetables you may still have growing in your garden. Even if you don’t, buy some and make this soup anyway! Home-grown or not, the fresh vegetables give this soup a rich taste.
I still have lots of cherry tomatoes and I was happy to dump 2 cups of [...]
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Home-made hummus is simple and easy to make, and the taste is fresh and smooth. This recipe, using canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas) is the classic variation, but the garlic and lemon with just a bit of cumin combine into a extraordinary taste, perfect for dipping. It makes a great appetizer, served with flat bread and/or [...]
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This is a big, beautiful, simple but impressive salad that is a very tasty and unique combination of textures, flavors and colors. The combination of quinoa, black beans, corn, tomatoes, lettuce and cilantro presents wonderful contrasting colors and textures, best served in a clear glass bowl so that you can appreciate the beauty of the [...]
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This simple salad is easy to make, but the taste is a complex and delicious combination of textures and tastes. It’s especially flavorful in the summer, using classic homegrown vegetables such as cucumbers and tomatoes. With feta cheese and chickpeas (garbanzo beans), it is a meal in itself. At Running with Tweezers, where I found [...]
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D’Andrea’s was a small Italian deli in a storefront tucked into one end of an aging ’50s era strip mall in Berwyn, IL (Cermak Plaza, made famous in the movie Wayne’s World) that served the most delicious home-style Italian foods — homemade sausage, lasagna, sub sandwiches, mostacolli, olive salads, meatballs, pepper salads and more, all [...]
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This salad is so simple, and it contains many of my favorites from the garden. You could easily add to it (basil comes to mind) but the simplicity is the beauty of it, so I wouldn’t add too much more to it. Served with an Italian dressing such as Asiago Cheese Salad Dressing, Tomatoes and [...]
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I’ll start by saying that I am not usually a person who seeks out savory and sweet combinations. I’ll tolerate dried cranberries in a lettuce salad and am trying to be more open-minded about fruit and vegetable combinations.
So when I was shopping at Trader Joe’s last week, I had no intention of buying a mango [...]
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A stir-fry meal is a surprisingly easy, and has always been one of my favorite weeknight family staples because you can usually get from cutting board to plate in about 30 minutes; much less if you use frozen vegetables.
And, it’s fairly healthy — mainly just meat and vegetables, and the sauce should not contain too [...]
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