This recipe makes a lovely and quick appetizer or a light dessert, and I have also been known to eat some of these as a fast lunch. I could probably live on the combo of fruit and aged cheese, and this version skips the traditional crackers, yet still works well as a hand-held nibble. This [...]
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Chicken with Italian Plums
Italian plums are one of my favorite fruits, and they have a relatively short season, so grab them when you can. I probably love the dusky, deep color as much as the flavor. Stack them in a bowl, and they make a beautiful centerpiece. Also called “prune” plums (because yes, these are dried and sold [...]
Red Lentil and Roasted Carrot Spread
Canadian Lentils is holding a blogger contest for original lentil recipes, and given that they are one of my personal favorite food items, I thought I would toss my hat in the ring. This is a favorite dip/spread/soup that I am entering in their “freestyle” category, as I use it in multiple ways. As a [...]
Roasted Eggplant with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Savory peanut sauce is one of those things that makes absolutely anything taste good. Cardboard? Handful of random leaves? Tree bark? Just drizzle on a little spicy peanut sauce, and you have lunch. If you are not into cardboard, roasted eggplant makes a great vehicle to transfer peanut sauce directly to your mouth. I typically [...]
Mustard Roasted Venison with Mushrooms
I recently made a quick trip to Indiana to visit my folks, and on the flight back I was fortunate to have a well-wrapped venison loin tucked into my carry on. Wild game is one of the things I both love and feel good about eating, and this gift was courtesy of my brother Vince. [...]
Easy Saag Paneer
Today we had an exceptionally rare snow day (hurrah!) and instead of a pot of soup I decided to make one of my absolute favorite foods, Saag Paneer. Saag is essentially a kind of Indian-spiced spinach and greens dish, and paneer is a type of fresh cheese. Paneer is really easy to make, but lacking [...]
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