Yeah, I gave it a lot of thought and I still went with that title. No apologies. I had a request from a friend for “roasted nut” recipes, and I was happy to oblige. Not only is it easy to make new flavor combinations and interesting snacks, flavored nuts make a great holiday gift–and a […]
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Creamy Parmesan Spinach and Mushrooms
In “food blog land” you tend to celebrate the holidays a little early, so I have been dreaming up some new recipes in anticipation. Thanksgiving is absolutely my favorite holiday (probably because it is so food-centric), and turkey is great, but I am all about the side dishes. Creamed spinach is not necessarily a traditional […]
Crab Puffs
I wanted to call these “crabbity crabbity puff puffs,” but that is largely due to the amount of cold medicine currently in my system. So you might want to just ignore all of the text in this post and head straight to the recipe. It’s a good one. No grains or fillers, just crabbity-crabbity goodness […]
Updated Waldorf Salad
Apples in season are one of the most perfect foods, and in October I usually eat at least one per day. Locally we have a wide variety of types available from the farmers’ market and from u-pick orchards, and many are only available for this brief, wondrous season. If you have never tried some of […]
Grilled Asparagus with Meyer Lemon Dressing
Growing up in the Midwest, one of my favorite places to hang out in midsummer was the asparagus patch at the back of our huge garden. The asparagus itself was not the draw, as by that time the slender shoots had given way to billowing, fern-like shrubs, dotted with tiny red berries. In that dense […]
Shrimp Quenelles
When I was ten years old I started collecting old cookbooks and cooking magazines from the local used bookstore, and I amassed quite a large collection. I had a fairly complete set of old Gourmet magazines, as well as a strange variety of cookbooks, ranging from spiral-bound, regional fair collections to James Beard and Julia […]
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