Early spring means one, wonderful vegetable: Asparagus! So it was only obvious that I would whip up an asparagus dish to submit to this week's Weekend Herb Blogging, the brainchild of Kalyn at...
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Spring roared in like a lion yesterday! It was a dark, wet, very windy day that called out for something sweet and light and with the promise of warm, sunny days. This Lavender Tea Cake was just the...
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Some of the best recipes I've seen this week. The Proud Italian Cook shares her old family recipe for a scrumptious looking side dish called Vegetali Alla Marie that is made entirely from frozen...
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So many times I've stopped in front of this curious looking, pale green vegetable that looks like something dropped from outer-space, picked one up with the intention of buying a couple, then put...
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At least once a week I try to catch up with my favorite food blogs. You would be amazed by just how many hours I could devote to this activity! Yes, I do have a life. These are the best......
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My entry for this week's Weekend Herb Blogging is a salad of rich, dark green le Puy lentils infused with herbes de Provence and garlic, scattered with chunks of tangy, fresh goat cheese and...
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Friday evening I whipped up one of my all time favorite dishes: Pad thai. Attending the University of Washington in Seattle meant that a fabulous and inexpensive Thai restaurant was around virtually...
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It's time for Weekend Herb Blogging once again! I haven't participated in a few weeks since I was away from home and therefore, not cooking. This weekend I'm finally back in the kitchen!...
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Happy Mardi Gras! When I crave the food from New Orleans (which is often) I either crack open one of my New Orleans cookbooks or have a look at one of numerous, mouthwatering New Orleans and Louisiana...
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Bubble and Squeak is said to have been named for the sound this old English dish of leftovers makes while it's cooking. It is so delicious, easy to make and requires only a few ingredients. I...
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Rinku from Cooking in Westchester is Weekend Herb Blogging's host this week. She has invited us into her creative and spicy kitchen in New York's Westchester County next week to view the...
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Our freezer is tiny. As in 14 X 14 X 11 inches tiny. To give you an idea of just how small that is, have a look at this cooler, which is more spacious than our freezer! A minuscule freezer......
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Weekend Herb Blogging has resumed after a two week holiday break. I'm sure our imaginative host, Kalyn at Kalyn's Kitchen, enjoyed her well-deserved time off! If you're not yet a fan of...
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Everywhere I look there are cookies baking! Mercedes at Desert Candy offers a recipe for lovely white chocolate drizzled Pistachio-Cranberry Cookie Sticks. Delicious Days bakes up some beautiful...
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Fruit desserts in the late autumn usually mean apples and pears, tropical fruit or dried fruit. I usually keep some dried apricots, currants, prunes and raisins in the cupboard for breads and...
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Late autumn brings bushels of oranges to the markets. That means it is time to make Vin d'Oranges! Vin d'Oranges is a delicious, festive apéritif that takes only three weeks to mature. If you...
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Weekend Herb Blogging is heading down under this week to its host, Truffle, at What's On My Plate. Late autumn (up here in the northern hemisphere) is the perfect time for soup, so for this...
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Weekend Herb Blogging # 109 is hosted this week by the self-described goofy Vanessa, at What Geeks Eat... After reading her recipes for Double Chocolate Pecan Muffins and Grilled Chocolate...
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Here are some recent autumn recipes that look perfect for the cool weather or could be wonderful additions to your holiday tables . PS Thanksgiving is a mere two weeks from tomorrow... Elise at Simply...
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Weekend Herb Blogging was a cinch this weekend! As soon as I saw this mound of glossy, plump chestnuts at the market last weekend, I knew they would be the perfect, star ingredient. We don't have...
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Dark green, fat spinach leaves are packed full of vitamins and antioxidants. You couldn't have paid me to eat them as a kid but now I love their earthy, rich, mineral flavors. Spinach is in...
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I'm always on the lookout for some new, interesting and inspired food blogs to read. There are so many out there - does anyone know exactly how many? I find I have to sort through dozens and...
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Tartelette made a gorgeous looking Apricot Couronne for World Bread Day on Tuesday. (which I somehow missed) She describes the recipe as "easy to make, the dough is soft and stretchable at will...
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Spaghetti-O's for grown ups? Well, that certainly caught my eye! Carolyn at Field to Feast has offered this recipe for Chorba Bil Matisha that she claims tastes like grown up Spaghetti-O's....
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