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Passport Spain: The Diversity of Spanish Seafood

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Central Market stores are once again offering a Passport event with the focus this time on Spain. For two weeks, from May 11 until May 24, special Spanish products including olive oils, wines, canned seafood, rice, and chocolate are available. During[...]

Chunky Peanut, Chocolate, and Cinnamon Cookies

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Baking cookies, most cookies anyway, is supposed to be easy. There aren?t too many things that can go wrong with making cookie dough, forming it into cookie-sized portions, and baking the cookies. That is to say, not much can go wrong if the recipe[...]

Chickpea and Arugula Salad with Creamy Cumin Dressing and Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Everything about this is going to be quick. This salad was quick to make, and there aren?t many ingredients to discuss, but that?s why it?s worthy of mentioning at all. The recipe appeared in the August 2010 issue of Food and Wine as part of a story[...]

Smoked Salmon Waffles

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A recipe with smoked salmon is sure to grab my attention. So are ones with cute stacks of things made in mini versions. There were a lot of great ideas in Dorie Greenspan?s Around My French Table, but these savory waffles were first on my list of[...]

Thai-Style Scallops and Asparagus

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Scallops plus asparagus and Thai flavors was all I needed to know. I saw this dish in the food section on The New York Times site last week, and it immediately became a part of our weekend dining plans. With the current fling I?m having with[...]

Pistachio Tart with Strawberries and Rhubarb

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I wasn't sure if anyone grew rhubarb in central Texas. For the last couple of years when I was looking for it, I never saw any at our farmers' markets. Some people even told me that rhubarb is more common in the north than it is in the south. Then,[...]

Sour Cherry and Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

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Easter morning is all about sweets and treats and the beginning of a day of indulging. That makes it a great day for coffee cake, and I had a list of options from the March issue of Living magazine. These recipes were all shown with possible[...]

Stuffed Poblanos in Chipotle Sauce

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Stuffed peppers have a reputation for being a little on the heavy side as food goes. There are meat and rice filled options. Sometimes polanos are stuffed and then breaded and fried. Other times, they're stuffed and covered with cheese and then[...]

Coffee Power Panna Cotta

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I have an Earth Day story to share today. Back in 1992, I attended an Earth Day event at which I learned about the environmental damage caused by large animal feedlots and how consumption of beef and pork was rising sharply around the world. I wanted[...]

Vegetarian Scotch Eggs

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I've been fascinated by the idea of Scotch eggs for a while now. Traditionally for Scotch eggs, hard-boiled or soft-boiled or even pickled eggs are encased in a sausage mixture, coated in breadcrumbs, and fried. Since I don't eat red meat, I'd never[...]