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Herbs and Spices

Red Sorrel and Arugula Salad with Avocado and Orange

16.03.2010 Gluten-Free

I live in an area that is perfect for growing just about anything all year long if one can forget the pesky dilemma of drought we’ve endured for the past many years.  I’ve been a reasonably capable gardener most of my life — thanks to my mother who most likely could grow a stick in [...]

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Super Food: Cannellini Beans and Roasted Garlic

13.03.2010 Beans

My mother has always been a master at stretching a dollar because she’s had lots of practice most of her life.  As a single mother of three children under the age of five by the time she was 25, she worked hard to put a roof over our heads and food on the table.  She [...]

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Tamales with Pibil-Style Pork and Guajillo Sauce

28.01.2010 Bon Appetit

Have you ever made tamales?  No, not tamale pie.  My mother used to make that and as much as I enjoyed her cooking, tamale pie would not have been one of my favorites.  From what I can remember, it was noticeably sweet, and comprised of hamburger, corn, and canned tomatoes.  I’m not going to blame [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Out of Garlic

04.11.2009 Garlic

I’m never out of garlic, and yet yesterday when I wondered about what would go in the potato leek soup we made for dinner, I found I had only the shriveled remnants of my normally plump reserve.  There were no shallots, and I couldn’t find an onion, either.  Cooking just isn’t the same for me [...]

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Shrimp and Corn Chowder

11.10.2009 Chefs and Bloggers

It’s only a matter of time once the hint of Fall teases me with cool afternoons that I start thinking of soup.  I’m not partial to any kind of soup in particular as long as it’s warm and satisfying.  Sometimes I long for a clear broth and others something silky and smooth.  This time, [...]

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Cool Zucchini Soup with Lemon-Cumin Shrimp and Cilantro Creme

22.08.2009 Bon Appetit

I’d like to believe the weather we’ve been enjoying is here to stay, but I know our small slice of Paradise much too well. Instead of the often sweltering heat we experience in August, we’ve been treated to grey skies, cool, moist breezes, and yesterday, fat drops of rain that teased us late [...]

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