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Mediterranean Sardines & Herbed Bulgur
View recipe: Mediterranean Sardines & Herbed BulgurIn my recently rediscovered love of all things whole fish I decided to give sardines a try. I mean, I’ve had sardines before but usually of the canned and packed in oil variety, but I’ve never had the actual fish in all its bony glory. So when I spotted these babies in the frozen section—not…
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Game Day ‘Tato Skins
View recipe: Game Day ‘Tato SkinsI’ll admit that my days of watching football or basketball are far, far behind me. And honestly when I’m in the throes of a tennis match the only thing in my hand is a cocktail. But since everyone around me is a soccer (or football) fanatic, sometimes it’s important to have a few game day…
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Creamy Garlic & Mushroom Alfredo
View recipe: Creamy Garlic & Mushroom AlfredoSo I’m back marooned on my island with Brad Pitt in tattered clothes, near nude, and we have exhausted our potato supply. What to do? Get the next best thing, of course, noodles! Ok so I don’t love noodles as much as I love potatoes but man do I love a good noodle. Whether it’s…
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Pan-Fried Rainbow Trout & Sweet Corn
View recipe: Pan-Fried Rainbow Trout & Sweet CornOne of the things I miss most about being near my grandmothers and my home in Chicago is a good fish fry. Of course you can find them just about everywhere, but everyone does food their own way and when I have a craving for fried fish—which isn’t often—I want it the way my taste…
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Banana & Apple Walnut Bread
View recipe: Banana & Apple Walnut BreadI have a problem. I can follow a cake, bread or pie recipe with the best of’em. I can even create my own sweet concoctions—bacon and maple cupcakes, anyone?—but my problem is, I just can’t make them attractive. I guess it’s something I’ve learned to live with since I’ve eaten many a meal or dessert…
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Buttery Whipped Rosemary Potatoes
View recipe: Buttery Whipped Rosemary PotatoesIf I were marooned on an island with Brad Pitt, okay the Brad Pitt part isn’t necessary but it’s my island fantasy and why not have my childhood (fine! adult crush too) crush there with me? Anyway…alone on an island with Brad Pitt. The only thing I’d need other than his masculine goodness is…potatoes. It…
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Chunky Tomato Shell-sagna
View recipe: Chunky Tomato Shell-sagnaOne of things I dislike about traditional lasagna is that all the ingredients sink to the middle when you cut into it, so generally I avoid it. I don’t mind the time it takes to chop and assemble all the ingredients, but I do mind not getting every ingredient in one bite. So I decided…
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Wild Shitake Risotto
View recipe: Wild Shitake RisottoWhenever I’m in the mood for something that is quick to make but tastes like it took hours, I turn to risotto. Ever since I watched Rachel Ray make it on 30-Minute Meals years ago and saw how easy it was to make, I’ve been hooked. The best thing about risotto is that you can…
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Very Berry Shortcake
View recipe: Very Berry ShortcakeI recently had a bad craving for strawberry shortcake, probably because it is strawberry season here and about every few kilometers you can find a stand selling them. The air is filled with the almost sickeningly sweet scent of strawberries and I just had to have them. So I bought some with the plan to…
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Double Onion & Garlic Pizza
View recipe: Double Onion & Garlic PizzaI pride myself on being a fairly health-conscious eater, but being from Chicago the craving for pizza sometimes is just…unbearable. Rather than suffer the cardboard greasiness found in the big pizza giants, I always choose to do it myself. If I have yeast on hand I’ll even make my own dough using this recipe by…







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