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Roasted Corn, Lima Bean and Feta Salad
This little lady reminds me that children are just so sweet and innocent when they are brand new. They gurgle and coo and even when they are crying they can take a break and smile up at you for a second, and then back to crying. They rely solely on (read full article)
NEW: Balsamic-Honey Marinated Carrots
Here's an easy, tasty and healthy dish that serves well as either a side or as a rustic-style appetizer. If you have ever dined at Pesto in South Philadelphia (one of my favorite restaurants), you may have had their similar, rustic family style dish (read full article)
Potato Pancakes
When I was a little girl, my mom used to make potato pancakes every once in a while. My dad always put maple syrup on them and treated this savory dish as a regular pancake. Always wanting to be like my Daddy, I put syrup on them too....a (read full article)
Persia’s Just a Stone’s Throw from Brazil
…at least it is in Hollywood. Enter Bossa Nova Brazilian restaurant and Mashti Malone’s ice cream. For a dinner with my lovely cousin Chrissy, we went to one of those restaurants that I always dive by but have never actually been to. (read full article)
GRILLED CHICKEN GYROS
Ingredients 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1/2 cup balsamic vinager 1/4 cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried basil 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 4 large pi (read full article)
Little Giant – Big On Taste – Little On Atmosphere
Little Giant is just an average looking New York restaurant that is basically a small box- like storefront with a nondescript-looking interior… …but they make one really memorable dish that makes up for its lackluster appearanc (read full article)
Rice & Olive Salad
Squirrel just started preschool again, and although I love having the time while she’s at school to spend with Bug, preschool also means I have to pack Squirrel a lunch. A few months ago I started thinking about the lunch co (read full article)
Mangia Monday!
Hello! I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was tiring, but good! I made thisrecipe for dinner the other night. I hope you enjoy as much as we did!Balsamic Marinated Pork ChopsServings: 4Ingredients:* 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar* 1/8 cup olive oil* 1 (read full article)
Summer Squash Skillet
When I saw this recipe in Simply in Season, it reminded me of a favorite stir fry recipe that I used to make when I was first learning how to cook, 10 years ago. So I adapted it to what I remembered. Ingredients: 4 C summer squash or zucchini, slic (read full article)
Easy Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles
My Family has made these wonderful crunchy Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles for years. I have taken the liberty to make them a tad bit healthier for you by adding less salt and sugar. Side by side 1/2 liked the original version and the other 1 (read full article)
BBQ Sugar Cane Pork Tenderloin Recipe
Ingredients 8 sugar cane sticks. Approximately 6 inches long, peeled and quartered lengthwise 4 lbs. Pork tenderloin cut into 1-1/2 inch cubes 2 large red onions cut into 1-inch cubes Sour Orange Mojo Marinade Ingredients 1-cup sour orange juic (read full article)
Okra Saute’
This side dish from Simply in Season is super quick tastes like summer. Ingredients: 4 C okra (cleaned and trimmed, I sliced mine) 1 large onion (sliced) 2 sweet peppers (chopped) 1 chili pepper (seeded and sliced) 2 large tomatoes (diced) salt to (read full article)
Learning About Japanese Food Dishes
Japanese food dishes are based on combining their staple foods typically rice or noodles, with a soup and okazu, dishes made from fish, meat, vegetable, tofu and the like — to add flavor to the staple food. These are typically f (read full article)
Grouse with polenta and girolles
This is an economical way to get four good starter servings out of two grouse. (You can do the same dish with wood pigeon.) Make the polenta the night before; once set, it will last a few days in the fridge. 2 oven-ready grouse salt and freshly gro (read full article)
Haleem in Chennai
HaleemHaleem (Persian: حلیم) is a thick Persian, Pakistani and North Indian high calorie dish. Although this dish varies from region to region, it always includes wheat, lentils and meat.Haleem is made of wheat, meat (usually beef or mutton, but (read full article)
At a very elegant Chinese restaurant in Ropponggi HillsBefore...
At a very elegant Chinese restaurant in Ropponggi HillsBefore going to the university seminar I planned to go to that day which was scheduled to be held around Roppongi, I decided to have my lunch at the nearby restaurant. The mall was ver (read full article)
Rocky Ford Melons
A simple side dish of cubed yellow flesh Rocky Ford Watermelon, sprinkled with some Hawaiian Sea Salt, black pepper, a squeeze of lime and torn mint leaves. This past Sunday, the melon truck was offering up some smaller seedless yellow-fleshed mel (read full article)



