Venice and Venetian Chicken

18 Saturday Apr 2015

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192This is Venice, in all her glory.  She’s old and she’s beautiful.  Venice is a model of early engineering…well engineering, period.  This is man-made, and the beginnings of Venice date back to about the 5th century!  Isn’t that just astounding?  And the food is pretty astounding, too.  Venetian Chicken (implying this is the only way one would prepare chicken in Venice!) has all of the best aspects of Venetian cuisine, but with a twist!   Continue reading →

Pasta Frittata or Leftover Heaven

15 Wednesday Apr 2015

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It’s mid-week and you have a few little things hanging around in your fridge that need to be used.  A frittata is the perfect vehicle to use up leftovers.  Not only that, it’s a reason to make extra pasta so you can make a frittata on a moments notice. Continue reading →

Fried Eggs…Perfectly!

14 Tuesday Apr 2015

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189Don’t you just love eggs?  There are very few foods that are as nutritious, simple to prepare and just simply taste as good as eggs.  They are THE perfect breakfast, lunch, dinner or late night snack…Fried eggs are perfect anytime and frying them perfectly…it’s an art form.  Continue reading →

Curry Powder is a Legacy…and a Tasty One!

12 Sunday Apr 2015

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143Curry powder isn’t a “thing” unto itself, but rather a blend of spices, used to simulate the masalas widely used in Indian, Asian and some African cuisines.  It is surprisingly flexible, depending on how much you use and what spices you choose to include, but absolutely delicious.  Continue reading →

Hoisin-Glazed Salmon with Plum Compote

11 Saturday Apr 2015

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042This is an excellent combination of flavors, and lovely to behold!  Salmon just begs for something fruity…it just does, don’t you think?   Continue reading →

Easter Egg Salad

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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Easter eggs are such fun to dye.  When our sons were young, they had a great time dying eggs…it’s a good memory.  And to be honest, while we loved dying eggs, now it’s nice to just have it as a memory and not have the mess…the plastic eggs work for me!  Continue reading →

Mushroom-Barley Soup

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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The winter is almost behind us and along with it, the soup pot on the back burner will disappear in favor of quicker, greener and cooler soups.  Before we retire the soup pot and since there’s still some snow on the ground, I thought we should have one last comforting bowl of the winter elixir, that is soup.  Continue reading →

Pasta Carbonara with Ham

07 Tuesday Apr 2015

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017Like many of us, I have some nice, smoky leftover ham from Easter dinner.  As I have mentioned too many times, I love leftovers.  I think it’s the possibilities, the unknown options that appeals to me most.  The fact that there’s something already prepared and all I have to do is tweak it into something else, probably appeals most to me.  You know, a challenge and The Goddess loves a good challenge.  With that in mind, I made a post-Easter version of Pasta Carbonara with my tasty, leftover ham…I know, that wasn’t that big a reach, was it?  Continue reading →

It’s a Dilly!

05 Sunday Apr 2015

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048Dill weed, which refers to the actual leaves, is possibly one of the most aromatic herbs we have in our culture.  If you are of Scandinavian, Greek, German or European descent, then you will probably be more familiar with the lovely flavor of dill.  Continue reading →

Scalloped Corn

04 Saturday Apr 2015

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031This was probably my father’s favorite side dish.  He loved corn in all is various concoctions, but this was his absolute favorite and my mother knew it.  So this dish graced all of our holiday dinners.  I think it is particularly delicious with an Easter ham.  Continue reading →