Category: Veggies

Brussels Sprouts Au Gratin

I can’t believe Thanksgiving is Thursday. THIS Thursday! If you’re looking for that one side dish to round out your Thanksgiving feast, I would heartily nominate Brussels Sprouts Au Gratin. Rich, creamy, decadent….and a green

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Three Bean Salad

Three Bean Salad! Salads like this make me feel nostalgic. I’m sure almost everyone has some sort of bean salad recipe in their family. This one came from my mom, possibly from my grandma, and

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Sausage, Kale & Apple Hash

    Breakfast. Dinner. Or Breakfast FOR Dinner. Sausage, Kale & Apple Hash has all those bases covered in a big way. Anything that includes the word hash usually gets my vote. When you start

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Taco Salad

Hello, Taco Salad. I often crave Mexican food. It can be authentic Mexican food, TexMex, or even a complete rip off that doesn’t resemble anything anyone in Mexico would ever eat. If it has beans,

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Antipasto Pasta Salad

Antipasto Pasta…try saying that three times fast! I’m a big fan of the antipasto platter – sliced cured meats, cheese, olives, artichoke hearts, etc. served before an Italian meal so I thought, why not put

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Tropical Green Smoothie

If you had told me even a year ago that I would now love green smoothies, I would have thought you were crazy. But it’s true. I do! While juicing and “cleansing” seems to be

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Poached Salmon with Scalloped Tomatoes

Seafood is one of my favorite things to make on weeknights and when I am busy because it takes so little time to cook. Poached Salmon with Scalloped Tomatoes is proof positive that just because

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Crispy Salt & Vinegar Potatoes

Crispy Salt & Vinegar Potatoes! We haven’t spent much time on side dishes around here but they are a great place to experiment or to spruce up a dinner that you make regularly. For example,

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Greek Shrimp with Tomatoes & Feta

I had a different recipe post planned for today but then I made Greek Shrimp with Tomatoes & Feta Monday night and whoa boy, all bets are off. You need this. STAT! Fresh tomatoes are

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Mexican Grilled Corn (Elote)

Have you had Mexican Grilled Corn or Elote yet? In my personal experience (we’ve had it twice this week), you don’t have to have it more than once to become completely and hopelessly addicted. It’s

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Plantains (Platanos)

I’ve had several people ask me about Plantains lately so I thought they deserved their own post. Plantains or Platanos (yes, that first “a” will get the proper accent when I get home to my

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Eggplant Lasagna (GF)

Eggplant Lasagna! Or if you’re into using air quotes, this should be Eggplant “Lasagna” because it’s sneaky. “Lasagna” minus the lasagna noodles. This is a great recipe that I got from my friend Tim Macri.

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