I’ve Been Slacking.
Today is the last day of NaBloPoMo. And I was doing so well…… But i missed a couple days. Things have been busy, and strangely, food has not been a priority (WHAT??)
For example, while fending off a nasty cold with Airboune and Cold-Eeze, I just couldn’t even think of something to make [...]

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An Impromptu Stir-fry
For Sunday’s dinner, we both wanted anything but turkey, and nothing to do with mashed potatoes. We chose, then, to make a stir-fry. I ran through the new Super Target and picked up as many fresh, organic vegetables as I could find, including green and red peppers, carrots, zucchini, onions and mushrooms. A [...]

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By Special Request, The Good Earth.
A good friend, who moved away years ago and just refuses to move back, has a favorite restaurant in town and requested I post about it. Well, this past Saturday, Husband and I were in the neighborhood early in the morning and stopped in for breakfast. It was his first [...]

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Thanksgiving, Part 2.
On to the main course.
On paper, as in a recipe in a magazine, cooking a turkey sounds really easy. Start it in a hot oven, turn it down and when the dark meat is 165 degrees, pull the bird out the often, and let it rest. But what happens when the carver announces [...]

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Thanksgiving, Part 1.
Lets start with appetizers…
It has become a bit of a tradition to make Husbands favorite, Tuna Tataki, on Thanksgiving. Its fairly simple, some ginger and sesame seeds, soy sauce, lime.. sear the tuna for just a minute and serve. I just adore raw or seared Tuna, look forward to this fabulous treat every [...]

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Happy Turkey Day!!
I wish everyone a very, merry thanksgiving. I’ll be cooking and sipping wine and cuddling with the dog. So enjoy your day off and always have fun in the kitchen!

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I finally tried it. Bewiched.
There’s a new deli in the neighborhood, and while I’ve stopped by there many a late afternoon for one of their butter-laden oatmeal or peanut butter cookies, I haven’t truly attempted a meal. the main reason is the price. These guys have gotten a lot of press. The paper covered [...]

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Spelt Bread
I’ve been experimenting with alternative foods, and discovered a tasty treasure with Spelt Bread. It is really very low in wheat and gluten, so easier to digest. And the best part, is that it actually tastes like bread! I have to have peanut butter on something for breakfast almost everyday. And this spelt bread [...]

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Yams!!
Such a fun word to say. Yam, yam, yam. I’m making them for one Thanksgiving dinner and got this response when I offered to bring them to the second Thanksgiving.
“No, Sam-I-Am, I do not like yams. I do not like them on a tram, I do not like them served with jam – [...]

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Thanksgiving Menu
There’s not much eating going on since I’ve been under the weather for the last couple days, but we did plan our thanksgiving menu, so I’ll share that since it sounds fabulous.
For an appetizer, Husbands favorite Tuna Tataki (we like Wolfgang Pucks recipe on foodnetwork.com), and my favorite, a cheese platter.
Roast Turkey with Truffle [...]

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