cheese

{meatless monday} farro for a pharaoh salad recipe

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Get it, Pharaoh or farro?! (yes, I know, I’m geeky.) I’ve been searching high and low for this raved about grain that seems to be so elusive.  I was not about to plonk down 10-20 smakeroos for a mail order of a “lowly grain”.  Finally I found some in the bulk section of the local [...]

baked papaya from Charles Thompson of 100Miles.com

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Wondering where capers come from? It is not from papayas, that is for sure. Thank heavens I jumped at the chance to attend the International Food Blogger Conference (IFBC), May 2009 in Seattle.  Besides getting the most amazing goodie bag I met some of the greatest people.  One of those that I was luckiest to [...]

herbed chèvre {goat cheese}

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There is this great French goat cheese that I absolutely love, Fleur Verte le Chevrefeuille from the Périgord region of France. I have had it only a handful of times but its flavors and texture haunts me.  Reminiscent of cheese cake in texture, but the fragrant herbs within which it is coated lure you in [...]

marinated feta

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I am so taken aback by the outpouring of supporting emails, phone calls, comments of facebook, DMs on twitter, comments on the blog (even the ones that I refused to publish to keep you from being retaliated against).  I had no idea that that many of you cared.  My whole family is deeply touched by [...]

zucchini and summer squash chips

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I am making myself at home here on WordPress. I admit I am scared to death. I understood blogger and its quirks and it understood me and my quirks. Blogger is not a bad platform and I have no regrets about starting out there. You gotta start somewhere right?   Forget dessert. I have a [...]

grilled flatbreads with garlic scapes & feta

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As a kid when it came to bread on the barbecue it was always garlic bread wrapped in foil. I remember it well, I would always trade the insides with my brothers or cousin Wendy for their crust. I would still be like that, I love the crusty, chewy crust over the soft and squishy [...]

Homemade Yogurt Cheese [Lebna]

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for Magriet I started making this creamy cheesy goodness out of necessity. My son, who loves herbed cream cheese, quark and the like, should not eat cow’s milk cheeses. So, after draining some yogurt for tzatziki I thought I would try to make some lebna. This is served throughout the middle east and has been [...]

pasta with peas: take II

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Another entry in our month full of kid friendly meals, it’s not that my kids won’t eat other food, but why bother? With the man of the house globetrotting I am just not into spending time and effort on meals for the kids. So here you have it, another 15 minute meal, Pasta with peas [...]

Classic Cheese Fondue

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We have been so busy lately. The chaos of the season blended with extreme weather. I haven’t had time to do the simplest things let alone post anything. I made this for St. Nikolaus Day (Dec. 6) and I am just getting around to posting it. It is perfect for a holiday party. Left over [...]

Quillisascut Cheese

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A few Sundays ago we had the pleasure of tasting the cheeses made by Quillisascut Farm from Rice in Northeast Washington State. They were promoting their new book Chefs on the Farm at Auntie’s Bookstore in Spokane with a tasting afterward at the adjoining Restaurant & Charcuterie Santé. photo courtesy of Lora Lea Misterly Some [...]

ultimate turkey sandwich

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So you haven’t had enough turkey yet? Well, then you must have this. Lightly toasted crusty Luna bread from Bouzie’s Bakery in Spokane. Turkey and Cranberry Sauce from a previous post. Falls Brand thick sliced bacon, some Swiss cave aged Gruyère cheese, splash of greens and a little salt & pepper. TA DA! Yum! That [...]

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