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Meatless Monday: Tofu au Vin

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Wow! It has been a while since I’ve posted. I anticipated my blog come back would be an amazing post with mouth-watering photos and fun details. Sadly, this one will be brief, but this dish was too good not to give a shout out on the[...]

Meatless Monday: Vegetarian Chili

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Here’s a flavorful vegetarian-friendly chili by Chef Ian Russo, courtesy of my friends over at Meatless Monday . Click here for the recipe. Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 90 minutes Serves: 4* 1 medium Spanish onion, diced[...]

Meatless Monday: Spaghetti al Limone

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I hope everyone’s Thanksgiving was as delightfully delicious as mine! Looking for a light dinner? This week’s  Meatless Monday is all about flavor with (almost) zero effort thanks to this Spaghetti al Limone. I stumbled across[...]

Gnocchi with Shrimp, Asparagus, and Pesto

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So, what do you do when a friend brings you a couple pounds of fresh Gulf shrimp? Of course frying them was the first thing that came to mind, but then I remembered a recipe from this month’s issue of Cooking Light - Gnocchi with[...]

Daring Cooks: Nut Butter

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The July 2010 Daring Cooks? Challenge was hosted by Margie of More Please and Natashya of Living in the Kitchen with Puppies . They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make their own nut butter from scratch, and use the nut butter in a[...]

TWD: Brrrr-ownies and Chewy, Chunky Blondies

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In all actuality, I should have titled this post Tuesdays With Dorie Catch Up. I feel a tad guilty about neglecting my poor little blog, but this has been one crazy-busy, FUN summer. For the week of July 12th, Kelly of Our Crazy[...]

Meatless Monday: Leafy Spinach Lasagna

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I asked my darling husband to select the recipe for  Meatless Monday . He made a beeline to one of his favorite cookbooks, Chris Carmichael’s Eat Right to Train Right . After considering a few recipes, he chose the Leafy Spinach[...]

Meatless Monday: Roasted Veggie Pizza

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What makes Meatless Monday seem not so, well, meatless? Pizza, of course! I used the same pizza dough and sauce recipe I made last time , a generous helping of Henrietta’s goat cheese, and lots of veggies. I used a[...]

Daring Bakers: Chocolate Pavlovas with Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse

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Please excuse the tardiness of this post… The June 2010 Daring Bakers ? challenge was hosted by Dawn of Doable and Delicious. Dawn challenged the Daring Bakers? to make Chocolate Pavlovas and Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse. The[...]

TWD: Tarte Noire

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  Just in case I haven’t mentioned it before, I adore  ganache!! Thanks, Dharmagirl , for choosing this simple, decadent chocolate tart for this week’s Tuesdays With Dorie  recipe. This tart took so little time, I[...]