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  • Recipe Culinary Creation: Amy's Basquaise Chicken
    Culinary Creation: Amy's Basquaise Chicken
    Having never been to the Basque Country obviously makes me an expert in their cuisine. I have seen several recipes in the past, which have given me just the right amount of ammunition to attempt to make this on my own. To me, a little bit of French[...]
  • Recipe Saffron Potatoes with Chorizo
    Saffron Potatoes with Chorizo
    I first made this for Mother's Day and it has quickly become one of our favorite warm weather dishes. It makes a nice, easy weeknight dinner. It is also great on the weekends when you can't be bothered to get out of the pool and need something simple[...]
  • Recipe Spinach, Tomato, and Orzo Salad
    Spinach, Tomato, and Orzo Salad
    One of my favorite sides to get from the deli at Morton's Market is Spinach and Orzo Salad. Well, Morton's moved out of my neighborhood a year ago, and I've been Orzo free since. I had a strong craving for it the other weekend, and instead of[...]
  • Recipe Rhubarb Conserves... A Work in Progress
    Rhubarb Conserves... A Work in Progress
    Last October while we were in France , I spotted Bonne Maman's Confiture de Rhubarbe in a supermarket. Not being a huge fan of all things sweet first thing in the morning, this was perfect for my taste buds. It had a lovely balance of sweet and[...]
  • Recipe Creamy Pesto Chicken With Roasted Tomatoes
    Creamy Pesto Chicken With Roasted Tomatoes
    This recipe is a good example of why I created this blog: to archive recipes that I like but will never again remember to make. I made this several weeks ago, took photos to remind myself what was in it, and then couldn't remember where the recipe[...]
  • Recipe The Fall Feast
    The Fall Feast
    So for the last week I have been literally chewing on what would be fun to work on as an event of sorts.  What I am talking about is something, maybe an event, that can be put together that people might not have done before.  Over the months that I[...]
  • Recipe Carb Conscious
    Carb Conscious
    Recently a friend emailed me on facebook asking if my GFCF recipes were also low-carb recipes. She is having to follow a low-fat, low-carb dietary regimen due to being diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Having to follow my own strict[...]
  • Recipe Progress is SLOW
    Progress is SLOW
    Today was the first day I've left the house in over a week. I went to the bank to get a money order and went to the library. And it all but exhausted every drop of energy I had. PITIFUL!Okay, so I know it isn't exactly pitiful, but the lack of[...]
  • Recipe Boy am I behind....
    Boy am I behind....
    Yes, I've been a bad, bad, bad blogger.  But I have an excuse! Surgery and sloooooooooow recovery, plus a lovely topping of fever with a side of body aches. HOORAY! So I had the gallbladder out, had a really bad pain-spasm-cramp episode that sent[...]
  • Recipe Simple and Satisfied
    Simple and Satisfied
    I've found recently that simple is better. I've been trying to de-clutter and organize things in my life, both figuratively and physically.Since breaking up with PJ and being diagnosed with gallstones, I've learned a few things. - I'm not ready to[...]