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Whole Wheat Couscous with Mint and Peas

Whole Wheat Couscous with Mint and Peas

This delicious side dish, adapted from Barefoot Contessa Foolproof, is super-simple, quick and easy to make, and the flavors taste SO good together! I served it with salmon cakes, and I think it would work just as well with roasted chicken. Ingredients: makes apr. 4 – 6 side dish servings […]

July 15, 2014 × 0 comments

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Entertaining: Spring Party

Entertaining: Spring Party

Hub and I hosted a small family get-together last month, and it really reminded me how much I truly do LOVE to entertain. I have to do it more often: at the drop of a hat and for absolutely no reason at all 🙂 Lemonade and Peach Iced Tea I don’t […]

June 2, 2014 × 10 comments

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Baked Tomatoes with Feta

Baked Tomatoes with Feta

As soon as I saw this recipe on The Lipstick Giraffe blog, I knew I had to try my hand at making it sooner or later. (This is coming from a girl who used to eat tomato sandwiches like Harriet the Spy growing up :-)) Side story: My minuscule-bordering-on-microscopic hometown […]

March 10, 2014 × 2 comments

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Chicken and Peppers

Chicken and Peppers

The “cookbook” I use most often is a binder where I keep tear-outs of recipes from magazines and old books. I’ve been making this version of a chicken and peppers recipe for the longest, and since the original recipe has been in the binder for years and years, I have no idea […]

February 12, 2014 × 6 comments

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Pan-Seared White Beans with Chard and Onions

Pan-Seared White Beans with Chard and Onions

I’ve never been a big meat eater – growing up, my mom would say, “Eat the meat on your plate. Then you can have more sweet peas!” – so sometimes I wonder if I’m getting enough protein. One of my friends suggested beans as a good protein source, which reminded […]

October 9, 2013 × 6 comments

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3 Sandwiches to Make with Leftover Chicken

3 Sandwiches to Make with Leftover Chicken

When I make roasted chicken breasts, I make as many as my old roasting pan can hold, and then freeze the rest. That way when I feel like eating, but not cooking or going out, I have some options for quick, easy meals at home. Here are three of my […]

August 22, 2013 × 6 comments

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Spinach Lasagna

Spinach Lasagna

Ingredients: 15 oz part-skim ricotta 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 32-64 oz pasta sauce (depending upon how saucy you like your lasagna) 1 package no-boil lasagna noodles 4 cups fresh spinach optional: 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped 16 oz mozzarella, shredded 1 cup parmesan, shredded Preheat […]

August 6, 2013 × 4 comments

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Homemade Pizza Crusts (Whole Wheat)

Homemade Pizza Crusts (Whole Wheat)

Okay Ladies and Gents! (I’m not sure if I actually have any male readers other than my ever-loving hub, but I do try to keep it equal opportunity around here… at least when it comes to the recipes 🙂 Get your flours ready: we’re making – and freezing, because y’all know […]

January 23, 2013 × 0 comments