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I made these crab cakes while at the beach this weekend. Absolutely delicious, and surprisingly easy. Enjoy! Ingredients 1 lb backfin or jumbo lump crab 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs 1 egg, beaten 1/2 onion, diced very small 1 tsp French's musta (read full article)
Breakfast of champions! Ingredients 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 large (2" diameter) white mushrooms, diced 3 cups arugula 3 large eggs 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/8 lb fontina cheese, shredded or thinly sliced (read full article)
A clever take on a potato-leek soup, this recipe was given to me by Lei-Kei Farm as a great way to enjoy the season's bok choy. Ingredients 1 Tbsp peanut oil 3 c vegetable broth or water 1/2 c scallions 3/4 tsp salt 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 tsp (read full article)
Inspired by the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, I joined a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. With a CSA, you purchase a "share" in a local farm in the Spring, then every week through the fall (normally about (read full article)
Today I came across a really clever way to peel a potato. I'm looking forward to trying this technique soon. Enjoy! (read full article)
This is one of my go-to recipes for an extremely quick chicken dish. 10 minutes from start to finish. Gotta love it! Ingredients 3 chicken breasts 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 2 Tbsp olive oil 2/3 cup bottled Thai peanut sauce 2 Tbsp lime (read full article)
So I watched Giada de Laurentiis making sweet potato chips on the food network and thought "Wow, these look so easy!" Little did I know that 15 minutes and a house full of smoke later, I'd be apologizing profusely and promising a fireman that I woul (read full article)
These decadent little cakes are a snap to whip up and are oh-so-delicious. They only take 15 minutes to bake and are meant to be served fresh out of the oven so that the inside is runny and warm. Although you must pop them into the oven immedi (read full article)
I've been drinking raw smoothies for 3 days now (2 smoothies per day) and I can't believe how healthy and energetic I feel. It's really made a difference. I challenge anyone out there to give it a go too... just two green smoothies a day (read full article)
Yesterday's experimental spinach-ginger-cilantro-banana smoothie didn't quite come out as well as I had hoped. But today's made up for it! Here's the recipe: Ingredients 3 kale leaves 1 ripe mango 3 carrots honey water Directions Lique (read full article)
This adaptation of my mother's recipe makes mouth watering stuffed mushrooms that are always the first to be scarfed down at a party. Ingredients 2 containers of medium-sized mushrooms (not the small ones - they are difficult to stuff) 5 cloves gar (read full article)
Ok, I am officially addicted to red curry paste. I think this is my third dinner this week with red curry as an ingredient, but there have been no complaints from the peanut gallery! This spicy dish is wonderful served either with rice or (read full article)
A friend recently urged me to go to the Green Smoothie Queen website and sign up for the free 3-day green smoothie "mini-course" they offer. Never in my life had I tried a green smoothie, but I'll try anything once... To my surprise and deli (read full article)
When my husband returned from a recent trip to San Diego, he couldn't stop raving about the incredible fish tacos he ate by the ocean. I've been craving them ever since, and wouldn't you know that this month, a recipe for fish tacos with cabba (read full article)
"If every U.S. citizen ate just one meal a week (any meal) composed of locally and organically raised meats and produce, we would reduce our country's oil consumption by over 1.1 million barrels of oil every week. That's not gallons, but barrel (read full article)
Last weekend as I strolled through the farmer's market and saw rows and rows of neatly bundled local asparagus, I was suddenly stuck with a hopeful feeling that winter was finally over. A pretense of sweet spring hung in the air. Asparagu (read full article)
Inspired by Jamie Oliver, I tried a variation of his one-pot black bean sauce stir fry. I think next time I will use red curry paste instead. Although the chili black bean sauce has more of a kick, it was a tough ingredient to find and I (read full article)
Has anyone been watching Jamie Oliver's "Food Revolution" (Fridays on ABC)? After revolutionizing school lunch programs throughout Britain, the Naked Chef has finally come to America! I was floored to see that kindergartners in Huntington (read full article)
Who could ever resist the rich, creamy goodness of risotto... and with peas and bacon, how could you go wrong? Ingredients 5 cups chicken broth 3 slices of bacon 1 leek, rinsed thoroughly and diced (light green part only) 1 cup risotto rice 1/2 cup (read full article)
This side dish, from Nigella Lawson's Forever Summer, is perfect anytime of year. Its color livens any dinner table, and because it's served room temperature it's a great make-ahead dish to bring to a potluck. Ingredients 4 carrots, peeled&nbs (read full article)
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