Vinaigrette is your all-purpose, add-to-anything-and-make-it-good dressing, and is especially useful in the summer when our diets shift to lighter fare.
Like a utility infielder* in baseball, it can assume multiple roles. The obvious is salads but don’t overlook it for roasted vegetables, a cold pasta toss or a bowl of braised beans or lentils.
Most folks use [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2009 by pollee
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Living in Barcelona for a short stint with a kitchen the size of a thumb tack has forced me into taking a simplistic approach to cooking. It’s good exercise. Our cooking supplies are: 2 burners, 1 saute pan, 1 small pot, 1 large pot, 1 plastic spoon.
Ingredients are FABULOUS and we can pick up fresh [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2009 by pollee
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I created this using leftover artichoke dip as a base for the stuffing. YUM. Bonus: turkey breasts are often less expensive than chicken breasts. Stuffing portobello mushrooms would also work well.
There are a number of variations depending on what you’ve got around. No artichokes? No problem. Use spinach and jalapenos instead. Or mushrooms, or [...]
Posted on January 11th, 2009 by pollee
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This zippy slaw is the perfect accompaniment to stir fry in the cooler months and could easily stand on its own during the warmer ones, especially with an added protein. Most of the ingredients are things we generally have stocked and (cabbage soap box alert) cabbage has an incredibly long refrigerator shelf life.
1/2 – 3/4 [...]
Posted on January 3rd, 2009 by pollee
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There appear to be two consistent themes in my holiday recipes: cream cheese and balls.
My cousin Griz brought a Roasted Red Pepper Cheese ball to one of our parties and it was so much better than the traditional counterpart. This recipe easily makes 2 medium cheese balls or one ball and a dip.
2, 8 oz [...]
Posted on January 2nd, 2009 by pollee
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