Roasted Vegetable Orzo Salad

This past weekend we hosted a salad party. No, it wasn’t lame. And yes we did feel less guilty about eating the desserts. Now that those two questions are out of the way I have to really praise the creativity of what people brought! A Mediterranean chickpea salad, an orzo salad with balsamic vinaigrette and [...]

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Lighter Veggie Lasagna

Don’t worry, “lighter” doesn’t mean it’s lame on taste. This lasagna has all the savory ingredients of regular lasagna, except instead of using ricotta cheese you use cottage cheese. It is delicious and will feed you (you=2-3 people) for three nights in a row. As the cookbook writes, it’s “so rich with vegetables, herbs and [...]

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Summer Gazpacho

In the winter, James and I love to have grilled cheese with fresh tomato soup. Since it’s summer the hot tomato soup didn’t sound refreshing with the heat and humidity outside turning my hair into a frizz ball. The gazpacho worked as an amazing substitute to the usual grilled cheese/tomato soup combo although you can’t [...]

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Caramelized Onion and Leek Pizza with Tomato Pesto Sauce

Even though pizza on the grill may be pretty much the best way to cook pizza at home, this is a close second with no grill necessary. And a grill can’t be necessary for recipes in our house because we don’t have one. So, here’s the deal: make some dough from your favorite recipe (and [...]

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Honeyed Yogurt and Blueberry Tart with Vanilla Ginger Crust

I made this following dinner one night and after I ate my slice I knew two things: 1) It’s a good thing I had wrapped up the rest and put it in the fridge otherwise I’d keep going back for more and 2) I was going to having very tasty dreams about this tart. The [...]

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Smoked Salmon, Dill and Goat Cheese Quiche

I’ve made this twice with great success and passed it on to a friend who ‘wooed’ her future in-laws with this delightful culinary treat. Here’s the secret: it’s super to easy to make while totally impressing anyone who eats it.
I prefer making the crust from scratch, but last week when we were at the [...]

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Oatmeal Banana Jumble Cookie

The jumble here means anything that looked good in my cabinet. I had regular and golden raisins, dried cranberries and walnuts. Next time it could mean chocolate chips, pecans and apricots. The bananas needed to be incorporated since they were a day or two away from just being tossed and the result was a hybrid [...]

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Best Rhubarb Crumble Cake Ever

I made this coffee cake while we were at the beach last week and within ONE lunch sitting, which equaled about ONE hour, it was gone, finished and thoroughly enjoyed. Hardly a crumb left in the pan.
This was my first time cooking or even eating rhubarb! I have seen a ton of recipes that use [...]

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