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zucchini and summer squash chips

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Forget dessert.
I have a [...]

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crowning glory mini madeleine muffins

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If you ask anyone at the Larsen family reunion last weekend what was the most defining theme, it would probably be “food coma.” Each family had to sign up for KP duty, well not exactly. Each of us signed up to be responsible for a meal. There are more families than meals [...]

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borscht, dill pollen and shoestring potatoes

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The closest thing I have had to the real thing is a borscht made by a friend from Poland. It was delicious and poured out of a beautiful sleek glass pitcher that looked like fine crystal. We drank it in tea cups on their deck with a plethora of other polish treats. [...]

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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 [...]

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Stir-Fried Edamame

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Tastier than chips and way better for you! This is the perfect party snack, for folks who aren’t skittish about eating with their fingers. Food is more fun if you can play with it!
There isn’t really a recipe for this, use your favorite aromatics to create the flavors you crave. [...]

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Summer Salad Rolls with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce

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This is one of my favorite summer time dishes. It couldn’t be simpler, no cooking involved just requires a few top quality, super fresh ingredients. After the enormous amount of super salad greens (there were many other colors in there too) from my CSA I decided that these had to be on the [...]

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Tzatziki

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A little something to go with those lamb chops! The perfect combination.
When I started making this I began with Ina Garten’s recipe. All her recipes work, you can always count on her! I used here recipe for ages, until I felt comfortable going out on my own and making it up as [...]

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Potato Chips from the Microwave? Come On

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I was sitting in the Orthodontists office the other day, I guess I had nothing better to do. Anyway, while flipping though the pages of Eating Well Magazine I saw a recipe for microwave potato chips. Really? That doesn’t seem possible or even tasty, yet I was so intrigued I had to give it [...]

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Banana Oat Muffins

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It must be muffin season?
So you’ve got your espresso, but need something to go with it… this is what you are looking for. I mix up the batter before bed and refrigerate either in the big electric thing, or let nature take care of things but setting it outside the door.
This is a [...]

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