Wednesday, August 20, 2014

New Potato Salad with Creamy Dill Dressing

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Have a picnic or cookout coming up for Labor Day or some other end-of-summer occasion?  You won't go wrong taking this creamy and brig...
Monday, August 18, 2014

Parmesan Cream Sauce

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Yes, I like to make things from scratch.  But there's no need to make EVERYTHING yourself.  I have made ravioli before, but don't ...
Sunday, August 17, 2014

Grilled Romaine and Shrimp Salad with Roasted Garlic Caesar Dressing

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It's the time of year for grilling...everything.  Even salad.  Yes, salad. The other night, having been tempted for years to try it...
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Avocado-Arugula Pesto

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We've been buying beautiful avocados on the cheap lately.  I love eating them simply--sliced with some good olive oil and flaky salt. ...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Green Goddess Chicken Pitas

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I was thrilled to run across Food52 not too long ago.  It's become one of my favorite websites and their regular e-mails of recipes a...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

Balsamic Fig Jam

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Those of us who think Life Should Be Beautiful know all about summer produce. Here in north Texas, I can't get enough of the tomatoes,...
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Mixed Berry Buckle

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This time of year, on my weekly produce runs to Sprouts, the berries seem to jump into my shopping basket.  (And at 3 pints for $5 this we...
Monday, July 21, 2014

Tomato Pie

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If you're like me (OK...if you're SMART like me), you're dropping 15-20 bucks at Farmer Lemley's tomato stand at the Dalla...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Tomato Mozzarella Bliss

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This isn't a recipe as much as it is a preparation.  Although with summer tomatoes plentiful at Farmer Lemley's stand at the farme...
Friday, July 18, 2014

Dilled Tartar Sauce

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You don't buy bottled tartar sauce, do you?  All you need to do to make it yourself is mix a little pickle relish (or even better chow...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Crispy Panko Halibut

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Long time, no see.  Sorry...life has been beautiful, but busy.  Still trying lots of recipes and picking up ideas.  Promise to do a better...
Sunday, January 05, 2014

A Downton Abbey-Inspired Cocktail of the Week: An Earl Grey Gin Cocktail

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Hear ye, hear ye...that program that we colonists have grown to love return for a fourth season tonight.  How will Lady Mary cope as a sin...
Monday, December 30, 2013

Chinese Chicken Salad...Recess Between Bacchanalias

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As usual, the other half and I have eaten our way through the holidays...Tex-Mex on Christmas Eve, brunch and prime rib on Christmas Day.  S...
Sunday, December 29, 2013

Getting Ready for New Years...

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New Years Eve and New Years Day are just around the corner.  And I have your list of how to get ready. First...do you have your bubbly y...
Sunday, December 15, 2013

Cabernet and Balsamic-Caramelized Onions

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Made up a batch of these flavorful onions to go on--and actually IN--some burgers we fixed the other night. But it would make a wonderful re...
Saturday, November 30, 2013

Thanksgiving Leftovers: Turkey, Swiss and Apple Sandwich

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We all have our favorite sandwich recipes which include leftover Thanksgiving turkey.  Cranberry and dressing.  Mayo and veggies.  Whatever....
Thursday, November 28, 2013

Cocktail of the Week: Pumpkin Martini

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Happy Thanksgiving! At our family feast, pecan pie is the dessert of choice.  But that doesn't mean I don't like a nibble of pum...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

Blue Cheese Sauce

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Great recipe for a summer evening when it's actually cool enough for a cocktail on the deck: a ribeye perfectly grilled to medium-rare...
Saturday, August 17, 2013

Eggs Baked in Whole Tomatoes

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This was a perfect breakfast this morning...made even better because I could enjoy it out on the deck on this unseasonably mild Dallas Sat...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette

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When you get tired of eating the delicious cherry tomatoes that you've been buying at the grocery...or even better the farmers marke...