Monday, September 29, 2014

Buttermilk-Goat Cheese Dressing

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Here is a tangy dressing that is easy to make and great on just about any kind of salad you can think of.  Romaine.  Just some sliced tomato...
Friday, September 26, 2014

Seared Scallops with White Wine-Butter Sauce

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I am in that zone nowadays where I haven't been using a lot of recipes.  (Might I use that as my excuse for not posting regularly?  Or a...
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...