Cheesy Beef & Noodle Casserole (Lightened Up!)
Another week of gray skies and cold weather…burrrr! We just want to see a little sunshine please – Santa! Might be an unusual request, but worth asking. These shorter days of daylight also seem to throwing off my eating and sleeping patterns. I want dinner at 4:45 and am looking at my clock at…
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Quick Holiday Chicken Noodle Soup
We are all coming off a long, huge, just-one-more-bite of my favorite dish weekend of over eating. We all lost control! Excuse me, but I feel totally comfortable speaking of the all of us. Is that OK? Is that wrong? Are you ready to hear about my Quick Holiday Chicken Noodle Soup? I always…
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Turkey Tetrazzini (for turkey leftovers!)
It’s getting close…but it’s not too late! The thought of Thanksgiving leftovers is still out there and in fact, your turkey for the “big day” is probably still in the freezer. If you are hosting company over the holiday, which we do every year (best company EVER! – my sister Kathy and her family :))…
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Kale and Walnut Pesto
Kale, our favorite “headless” wild cabbage, has been hot for a few years now. Everywhere you look there is kale on a menu or some recipe substituting and selling kale as the “it girl” new leafy green. The beautiful ruffled dark green leaves may stand in for basil, spinach, or mixed greens in some…
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Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce over Gluten Free Tagliolini
It’s hard not to overdue using this sweet succulent fall vegetable. Don’t let its tough exterior fool you! (PS: I buy it already peeled and diced!) We are still at the relative beginning of the cold season, so I am not ashamed to say that I can’t get enough. So far this fall, I’ve served…
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Thanksgiving Turkey Leftover Soup
November. It’s the time of year when food starts to enter into every conversation. We plan to serve the annual traditional dishes, no matter how much everyone likes them :), and we talk about “changing things up” this year with our Thanksgiving buffet selection. On occasion we try something new – kale salad? Brussel…
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Lemon Shallot Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes
When your girlfriends come over…are you all more “let’s order in salads!” or “pass the spinach dip!” kind of group? May depend on which group of friends are over! 🙂 One thing I do know is that our Girls Night Out Pasta with a Lemon Shallot Pasta Sauce will always be a hit…I mean,…
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Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
A good burger. Sometimes that is just what the doctor orders. I don’t care how fancy a “foodie” you may be…nothing beats a good old fashioned All American hamburger. And I mean “beef” burger folks…maybe topped with cheese, maybe not. How many fast food chains have based their entire menu around the hamburger? Almost…
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Butternut Squash & Kale Cannelloni
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Something exciting happened around here last week! Our Italian Inspired Petite Pumpkin Pasta (Zucchettes), was featured in the NY Times Dining section! The long time influential food critic and writer, Florence Fabricant, had an assistant call our office and inquire about the pasta. Immediately our hearts began to…
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Healthy Beef Ragu with Mint
I love this time of year! Especially now since the past few weeks of endless rainy days have finally stopped. The days now warm up just enough and the nights are cooling off….ahhhhh, fall. Some of my favorite elements of the fall season are the funky heirloom pumpkins, colorful blowing leaves, cozy sweaters, clear…
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