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fresh summer corn and tomato bow-tie pasta!

July 19, 2010

Hope you will give this one a try while the corn is very fresh! corn and tomato bow-tie pasta 8 ears of fresh corn, peeled and kernels cut off and rinsed 12 small tomatoes or 3-4 large, rinsed, dried and cut into cubes 1 yellow onion, diced 1 pkg. bow tie pasta (farfalle!), cook in [...]

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collaboration pasta is the best!

June 16, 2010

Hmm….  I love being in the South.  Home for a good, long visit and wondering what to make for dinner at the end of a long, hot summer day spent at my brother’s pool.  Too hot to go shopping, my mother and I were reviewing what we had in the fridge.  We remembered the pan [...]

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easy flourless chocolate cake

June 10, 2010

[print_link] This cake really is easy and very delicious.  And it is like a simple black dress – can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion.  I have made this cake for birthday parties with colorful M & M’s on top and for no reason at all other than wanting a special treat [...]

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use what you have… in your fridge!

June 9, 2010

Hmm…. late Saturday afternoon, overcast skies, a canceled outdoor dinner party due to rainy weather, no plans in sight and next to nothing in the fridge.  Ordinally I would run to the store or order take out, or why not just go out to eat?  With my husband out of town on a quick business trip, my [...]

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groovy greens!

May 23, 2010

I am on a mission to get people cooking and eating more greens!  You will feel so good.  Isn’t that reason enough to go buy some greens?  Try a different kind each time you go to the store.  I found this rainbow chard at the “Good Food Store” here in Rochester, but I was in Manhatten last [...]

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use what you have!

May 4, 2010

Don’t you love the thought of finding buried treasure? I do.  Whenever I am in the mood for something new, instead of immediatedly lurching for my wallet and heading to the shops, I go for a treasure hunt in my own home.  What a concept.  We all have buried treasures, literally and more importantly figuratively, [...]

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cookies “to live for”

April 30, 2010

[print_link] This is a cookie you can feel really good about eating! supremely good for you cookies! 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 4 tsp. vanilla 1 egg 1 egg yolk 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1 cup oatmeal 1 tbsp. cocoa 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 [...]

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bolognese made simply!

April 29, 2010

[print_link] I love this sauce.  If you make a large pan of it, count on having several different dinners.  I made it last night and served it with whole wheat penne pasta.  Yum! Tomorrow night I will use the sauce as a filling for pastry turnovers.  I combine the sauce with grated cheese and make quiche [...]

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eat simply * simply eat

April 25, 2010

[print_link] I told you, I don’t really cook strictly with the seasons. This week we have eaten tomatoes with fresh mozzarella three times.  In Minnesota spring is just now unfolding and fresh  tomatoes are a long way off, however I am loving the tomatoes on the vine I am finding in my favorite high and [...]

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loving life’s little luxuries

April 12, 2010

Do not deny yourself little luxuries.  I love the concept of luxury and it does not make me greedy or selfish or self indulgent (maybe a little self indulgent!), but that is not entirely a negative thing as long as it is balanced with a giving attitude.  We are ultimately responsible for our own happiness [...]

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