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Steamed Broccoli with Garlic and Lemon

A couple of months ago, we had some friends over.  I made a simple meal of grilled chicken with broccoli sauteed in garlic with lemon.  Everyone oohed and aahed about the broccoli and even though it’s one of my favorites, I was really surprised that they hadn’t ever had it prepared this way.  I started to think about that and thought... [Read more...]

Asian Pasta Salad

Have I mentioned I like pasta salad? Have I mentioned that I like to make a lot of it, to feed as many people as might be traipsing through my house at any given time? Have I also mentioned that I like to change it up so that it doesn’t get boring? Yeah, that. Yesterday I was at Publix and they had beautiful snow peas, I love snow peas and I... [Read more...]

Crockpot Ginger Chicken and Prunes

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 large onions peeled and sliced 4 cloves of garlic, minced 2 tablespoons of fresh ginger, minced 2 cups broth (I used vegetable, chicken would be good too) 1 tablespooon of olive oil 2 cups prunes (really however much you want, I used half a container, I guess it was about 2 cups), roughly chopped Heat a heavy bottomed... [Read more...]

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

I love sweet potatoes, don’t you?  But I’m sick of eating them the same way all the time and I wasn’t in the mood to prepare them with sweet ingredients, I wanted something a little less sweet. Here’s what I did: 5 Sweet potatoes scrubbed and cubed 6 cloves of garlic chopped About 4 Tablespoons of Olive Oil (approximately, I... [Read more...]

Harissa Roasted Chicken

Are you familiar with Harissa? Let me tell you.  The always helpful Stacy suggested that I try this stuff and man was she ever right. It’s a delightful little paste made out of beetroot, carrots, chiles, cumin, and a couple of other things.  It’s got a little bit of warmth to it (so slight, I wouldn’t even call it heat) and I bought... [Read more...]

Oven Roasted Fries

In our ongoing effort to eat a more healthy diet, we find that we really miss french fries.  Don’t you love french fries? I know we do and we can’t bear the thought of never eating them again.  So, what’s a girl to do?  Lighten them up, that’s what.  Here are two attempts.  They were terrific and completely enjoyable, but... [Read more...]

Roasted Baby Globe Eggplant

Today I went to the produce stand with every intention of getting big beautiful eggplant to make caponata.  When I got there, they had these beautiful little globe eggplants that I had to get.  They’re so beautiful that I had to use them whole which sort of ended my idea of caponata (but check back soon, it’s still on my to do list!) Look... [Read more...]

Easy but Different Crockpot Pot Roast

So, pot roast was on sale at Publix and I bought three of them because really, at $6-$8 for the piece of meat, it feeds my family of four and Jim has lunch for at least two days. And since it’s been pretty cold here in Central Florida, we’ve been making good use of the crockpot.  I’ve been visiting my own archives and recreating dinners... [Read more...]

Pumpkin Soup

It has been a rather decadent holiday season around here.  I think the rough year that was 2009 was the catalyst for a lot of comfort food, diet breaking and alcohol consumption this past month.  I know it was around here.  So, as we start the new year I’m trying to feed my family (and myself) a little bit healthier, a little bit diet consciously.... [Read more...]

Stuffed Shells

For Christmas this year we invited friends over, but the different families weren’t going to be able to make it at the same time.  In order to make sure that there was fresh yummy food whenever I needed to serve it, I decided to make half trays of stuffed shells. We could cook what we needed and the leftovers would be lovely the next day. This... [Read more...]

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