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Whole Grain Banana Pecan Pancakes

March 11, 2013
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The way to my eleven year old sons heart is through sports and pancakes. As long as he is hitting  or catching a baseball and kicking a soccer ball, he is one happy kid.  The food that makes him the happiest is pancakes. It is not unusual to catch him eating six pancakes on a [...]

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Greek Quinoa Salad

March 7, 2013
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The other night I cooked a whole box of quinoa and stuck it in the fridge.  This grain- like seed is full of nutrition and the perfect food to make a quick week night dinner.  I had dreams of making all kinds of healthy dishes but then forgot about my big bowl of quinoa. After [...]

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Pasta With White Beans and Kale

February 11, 2013
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Today I am going to give you a recipe that is easy to make but also nutritious and a great bang for the buck. Several months ago, Newark, NJ mayor ,Cory Booker, took on a food stamp challenge to spend under $30 for his weekly food intake. The average monthly food stamp benefit is about  [...]

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Angel Hair Pasta With Blush Sauce

February 5, 2013
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Comfort food always makes me feel better. To me, nothing is more comforting than a big bowl of pasta.  Last week I had a case of the winter blues and this was the perfect dish to make. Last year I went to Indianapolis for Superbowl weekend courtesy of Red Gold Tomatoes. It was one of [...]

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Chili Spiced Kale Chips

January 18, 2013
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I have found the ultimate healthy snack! You can eat a whole bowl and it won’t make you gain weight. But if you do eat the whole bowl, it might give you a tummy ache and and some gas. So I would advise to only eat half the bowl. Not that I would know about [...]

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Almond Panna Cotta with Orange Raspberry Sauce

December 10, 2012

I love going to a nice restaurant and ordering one of the fancy schmancy desserts.  Isn’t it fun to look at the dessert trays brought out after dinner? The hardest part is choosing which one to have. My son was about seven when we took both of our children to a fine dining restaurant for [...]

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Gluten Free Mushroom Cheddar Pizza & Gluten Free Entertaining

December 1, 2012

I’ll admit that I don’t think about gluten free cooking very often. No one in my immediate family has any allergies so I am lucky in that sense. But with the holidays fast approaching, I will be entertaining.  I always like to have options for my guests with dietary restrictions  or food preferences.  If I [...]

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Spinach Salad With Grapes, Blue Cheese And Almonds

October 18, 2012

Last night I had dinner at Table 31 in Philadelphia. It was so good, it was ridiculous. I will be posting more about my fabulous dinner next week but today I decided I should eat on the lighter side. I made this salad for lunch. I loved the freshness of it and the ingredients can [...]

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Tomato Ricotta Tart

August 23, 2012

I am trying to enjoy every last drop of summer so the other day my son and I went crabbing at a county park about an hour from my house. We caught some crabs but only one was big enough to be a keeper so we didn’t take any home to cook. What I did [...]

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The JC100 : Provencal Tomatoes

July 30, 2012

This August, Julia Child would have celebrated her 100th birthday. As a celebration, many bloggers are posting and cooking some of her famous recipes. I was asked to participate and this weeks recipes couldn’t have fit the season more perfectly. A trio of Julia’s all-star vegetable recipes for Celery Root Remoulade, Provencal Tomatoes, and Asparagus [...]

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