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phew! It’s been a long time!

Wow, is it just me or is the summer flying by?  Since I have last posted (ashamedly 2 months!) two things are different in my life, Adelaide is home every day (school break) and I have gone back to the … Continue reading

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Follow your Gut!

That sounds a little strange doesn’t it?  But what I am talking about is trusting your instincts. Tonight’s dinner was pasta (I veered away from the farfalle) with golden beets, beet greens and pine nuts.  I found this recipe on … Continue reading

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Everything is better with Nuts!

I am crazy for nuts.  Peanuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts… ah, walnuts… they are the unsung heros in world of nuts.  About every other week I buy a big bag of them and toast them up.  I keep them in a … Continue reading

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The dinner that started it all

 I’m not sure when it came to me, undoubtedly one evening while gazing into the harsh light of the refrigerator, praying to the God of Creativity to help me assemble the random bits of this and that which lay before … Continue reading

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All Hail, the Humble Pressure Cooker

It is not very often that I get something new for my kitchen.  I am an old fashioned girl when it comes to cooking.   I have some nice pots and knives that my husband and I bought on our … Continue reading

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So delicious I surprised myself!

I grew up in Ithaca , NY,  hometown to not only me, but the Moosewood Restaurant.  I loved eating there, they had a great chopped vegetable salad with a miso ginger dressing that was very exotic to me in the … Continue reading

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