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Ummmm! Warm, Sticky and Sweet Roasted Plantains
You may have seen these gnarly-looking-black-kind-of-bananas in the produce section of your grocery store and thought,...
Toast is HOT! Sautéed Pears on Warm Goat Cheese TOAST
Who knew? Toast is the next Kale, or at least it is to some of the food-trend-prognosticators that I follow. So...
Spicy Tuesday – Asian Almond Quinoa Salad – Cilantro
Different and fun flavors to shake up your salad. Plus lots of yummy fresh green cilantro! It's here on Spicy Tuesday...
Black Bean Chocolate Dip for the Super Bowl
Here's my dirty little secret...I don't like football. Well, maybe's it not that I don't like it, I just don't know...
Spicy Tuesday – Apple Carrot Fennel Soup – Mint
A soup made with apples? Oh yeah! At this week's Spicy Tuesday Blog Post, here: Living and Eating Well: Apple...
Inspired by Provence – Roasted Veggie Soup for Dinner Tonight
A fellow chef recently wrote an article all about why she didn't like the word, "veggies". She felt strongly that by...
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