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Being gluten free usually isn’t so bad, but I’d be lying if I said I don’t miss homemade muffins and pastries. I haven’t done much gluten free baking because it sounds intimidating, and I’m always afraid it’s not going to taste good enough for the non-GFers to enjoy too. And let’s face it, if I’m… Continue Reading →
One of our favorite summer salads is beet and goat cheese. This salad is so delicious, even my kids love it! The candied pecans make it fancy enough for company, but we often eat it on a weeknight with grilled chicken or steak. Print Beet & Goat Cheese Salad Rating: 51 Prep Time: 1 hourTotal… Continue Reading →
I had heard of brisket but never made one. Then last week at the Farmers’ Market, I was looking to buy some beef and I saw the brisket as a choice from one of my favorite vendors. The price was right so I inquired. Her advice was to cook it long and slow, but that… Continue Reading →
So I fell off the meal planning bandwagon again. PLOP. Ow, that hurt! LOL. I’m back in the saddle again… at least for three weeks until we leave for a two-week vacation. Hold me! I went to the Phoenixville Farmers’ Market on Saturday and stocked up so I should be all set. I’ll include links… Continue Reading →
I first met Jules as a blog designer, and we became friends when she taught me the tricks of the trade. We share a lot of common interests, and one of them is cooking. She has some fabulous recipes on her blog, but the one I go back to time and time again is her Shaved Parmesan Chicken… Continue Reading →
This recipe was inspired by a recipe I found on AllRecipes.com for Broiled Tilapia Parmesan, but rather than broil I like to bake it. I’ve done it both ways and it probably doesn’t make much difference in the end, but it’s easier to pop it in the oven, set the timer, and forgetaboutit. I mixed… Continue Reading →
I always seem to have cooked chicken and nothing to do with it, especially now that summer is beckoning and I don’t really feel like eating soups and stews. So I went googled “chicken casserole” and used the inspiration I found to come up with this. First you make a roux with butter and flour.… Continue Reading →
If you ask 10 people their favorite comfort food, and 9 of them will undoubtedly say “mac & cheese.” I’m not talking about that blue box with the neon-orange chemical pouch either (although even I will admit, that’s a comfort food in its own right.) But we all know that a casserole dish brimming with… Continue Reading →
A friend asked me for my granola recipe last week, and I realized that I had never published it here on the blog. The recipe I link to on my Whole Foods Resources page is Katie’s, and I have since adapted it into a gluten-free version so I can enjoy it too. I don’t buy boxed… Continue Reading →
You know spring has arrived when the fresh, locally grown asparagus starts popping up at the farmers’ markets! I anxiously await asparagus season every year. Asparagus is only harvested for a few short weeks so we try to make the most of it while we have it readily available. I usually just roast it with… Continue Reading →
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