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I love cooking with wine, but because I don’t often relish drinking much of it (I’m a total lightweight!), I used to run into the problem of letting wine go bad after opening a whole bottle and using only a cup or two for a particular dish.  If I was really conscientious, I would try [...]

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Well, this is about as anti-climactic as news gets, but that $50 Craigslist freezer does, indeed, work — and beautifully at that.  Sixteen half gallons of raw goats’ milk from Miabella Farm line the top shelf, cooked quinoa in hubby-sized portions waves from the door, and I’m chewing my lower lip over the exact composition [...]

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When I first started this blog, I sang the praisesof Ina Garten’s Double-Chocolate Layer Cake.  It is, indeed, to die for.  My husband declared it his favorite cake, and he requests it for his birthday and Valentine’s Day.  Unfortunately, it is also chock-full of gluten, so I regretfully retired the recipe when I got serious about [...]

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Even in the midst of moving madness, I couldn’t resist sharing a new creation from my kitchen.  The story goes like this: I ordered two turkey breasts from my natural meat co-op a few months ago, expecting the breasts to be about five pounds each.  When I arrived to pick them up, I discovered that they [...]

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A New Cookbook on Order

Hmmm.  My blogging efforts are becoming ever fewer.  That’s okay.  I do miss it, but my life is quite full at the moment.  I did manage, however, to escape most of my life last week by hightailing it to Oklahoma for some R & R.  It was decadent.  I slept in late, watched great movies (Enchanted April, anyone?), [...]

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I admit that we spend a lot on groceries.  While eating healthfully doesn’t necessarily equal a high food bill, when you toss in the stipulation that grains and most legumes must be avoided too, well, you can only go so low.  Fortunately, I still find ways to cut costs.  I buy quality meats through a co-op, make [...]

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I’ve tried some really fantastic ones from around the blogosphere lately and thought I should spread the wealth.  In no particular order:
 
Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Sage Sauce
from Simply Recipes

(Photo taken by Elise Bauer of Simply Recipes and used here with permission.)
This is one of the best meals I’ve ever prepared — rich, savory, addictive, tender, melt-in-your-mouth [...]

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Until I started exploring farmers’ markets and the local food movement, I hardly ever gave a thought to eating foods that were in season.  Sure, I knew watermelons are only truly delicious in the summer and that my grandfather’s peaches (oh, those peaches!) only came once a year, but beyond that, I was lost.  I planned meals based [...]

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Sigh.  Well, I missed Kimi’s carnival.  It was one of those days yesterday.  Nevertheless, you should still go check out her postto see everyone’s entries.  If you’re in the mood for inspiration, you’re sure to find something to jazz up your fall table.  And if you want to share a recipe of your own, you can [...]

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Easy Tortilla Soup

I hosted a Mexican-themed dinner for ten after church yesterday.  Instead of my usual routine (i.e., pulling out all the stops and collapsing in exhaustion afterwards), I tried really hard to plan easy, do-ahead dishes.  Taco salads, tortilla soup, chips and salsa, Spanish rice, and Pamela’s GF brownies with Breyer’s French Vanilla ice cream made the [...]

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