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stromboli
I picked up a new cookbook at the library a few weeks ago: Dinner: A Love Story (DALS). I was so enthralled with the author’s writing and cooking approach that I…
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meatballs
We buy our meat in bulk – whole cows and pigs from local farmers. So we often have quite a bit of ground beef and/or pork in the freezer because…
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chicken tortilla soup – revisited
I’ve made a few changes to my chicken tortilla soup recipe. I made it for friends and family a few times over the holidays, so I thought I would update…
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butternut squash and black bean chili
I don’t love butternut squash, but Grant and the kids do. I first made this take on chili back in October, and the family has requested it often for Meatless…
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Tomatoes!
Our garden, despite the drought, is really coming into full swing these days. With Maeve’s arrival, we were a little late getting things planted, which is why we’re just now…
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rotisserie chicken: tortilla soup
Another entry in our rotisserie chicken series. We usually save a soup of some sort to use up the last of the chicken. This chicken tortilla version is one of…
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“winter pico de gallo”
I have a problem: I go through a serious tomato withdrawal in the winter months. I wouldn’t think about eating the “tomatoes” in the stores right now, but I have…
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sloppy joes
I don’t like to admit this, but one of Grant’s favorite meals that I make is sloppy joes. I wish it were something a little healthier and somehow more glamorous,…
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green tomatoes
We cleaned up the garden a few weeks ago. We chopped down all of the vegetable plants to the ground, so that their roots would decompose over the winter and…
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“garbage” vegetable soup
Last week at the farmer’s market, I talked a farmer into selling me thirty pounds of “seconds” tomatoes. Seconds are tomatoes that the farmer can’t sell for full price because…