Red Cabbage, Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Pine Nut Salad

Good winter salad recipes are, so far, not a big section of my recipe file.  But we are big salad eaters in our house so I always have my eye out for good ideas.  I found Continue reading

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Chipotle Spinach Dip

What would we do without dip?  Ever since my kids were little, I could always get them to eat something if there was dipping involved.  Continue reading

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Potato, Leek and Shallot Soup

Brrrr.  On these frigid winter days, nothing is as satisfying as a bowl of hot soup.  I recently Continue reading

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Cranberry Caramel Bars

Just a few more days until Christmas, and you can tell by the infrequency of my posts that I am running a little behind. Continue reading

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Snap Pea Salad

A couple of weeks ago I was in my local bookstore and saw Ina Garten’s new cookbook entitled “How Easy Is That?”  Continue reading

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Creamed Leeks

My Scots-Irish grandmother would often serve roast beef for a big Sunday lunch.  The smell of the house as the roast was cooking was so enticing—and Continue reading

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