December 2009
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Less Time Cookin' = More Time Partyin'!
Are you entertaining for New Year’s Eve and want to put out a delish spread for your guests, but don’t want to be tied to the kitchen? This is a problem I frequently run into when I entertain. Although I fancy myself a good cook, I really fall short in the time management realm of things and often find myself behind schedule, or having underestimated how long a particular dish would...
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Cookie Party, Cookie Party, Cookie Party!
By far some of my happiest and most treasured holiday memories involve baking cookies with my Granny. Like everything that she did when it came to caring for her family, entertaining, and making events special…she went above and beyond. Each holiday season overflowed with tin upon tin of delightful baked goods. There were items that became tradition and appeared year after year, but with her...
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30 Martha Stewart Vegetarian Recipes →
Here’s a link to a great photo gallery of 30 vegetarian recipes from my lady M. Stewart. The Herb-Pesto Barley Soup, Chickpea, Tomato, and Spelt Soup, and Roasted Sweet Potato Soup with Curried Apples are certainly all in the running to play the starring role in an upcoming episode of Sunday Night Dinner. The Apple, Leek, and Butternut Squash Gratin has already been added to the menu for...
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Sunday Night Dinner: Hot and Sour Soup with Ginger...
I have made a pre-New Year’s resolution to make a lovely meal every Sunday. For week one I took a trip to China. I made Hot and Sour Soup, something I adore when eating out, but had never attempted to make at home. I also whipped up a batch of Ginger Stir-Fry. An oldie but goodie that I had not made in quite some time. I experimented a bit this time by adding Brussels sprouts to my usual...
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“I like the traditional idea of entertaining, which for me means lively guests,...”
– ~Amy Sedaris
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Holy Recipe Sharing, Batman!
AGATE PASS CAFE WINTER SQUASH MASH
After making my last post, I clicked on the link to the Agate Pass Cafe website to make sure that it was working and noticed that they had a section of recipes. I took a look, and yikes and bikes…what did my little eyes behold? Why the recipe for the squash mash I was going on about! I cannot believe their generosity in sharing the recipe for this amazing...
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Hooray for Hummus!
My friend Amy was recently talking about wanting to eat more garbanzo beans. Naturally, hummus came to mind. One of my favorite afternoon pick-me-up snacks is baby carrots dipped in hummus. I also love to spread some hummus on a veggie sandwich or wrap as a condiment. Garbanzo beans contain high doses of dietary fiber, iron, magnesium, and protein making them great for providing energy. Garbanzos...