I hope you've been enjoying my Works For Me Wednesday posts for the past few weeks... And, more importantly, I hope that you're finding my kitchen tips and simple recipes to be helpful in your own kitchen! This week, I thought I'd share my formula for quick ...
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My husband and I have really cut back on the amount of meat that we eat, and we eat our share of meatless meals each week. I don't know about you, but I find it much easier to eat vegetarian in the summer when I have a lot of ...
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I have to admit that I am addicted to gorgonzola cheese right now. It's a bit of a change for me because I've never been much of a fan of blue cheeses, but I just can't get enough of it. I've posted a few recipes using it, ...
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If you read my piece on baking with butter over at In Jennie's Kitchen a few months ago, you already know that I am a big fan of Michael Ruhlman's book Ratio. It has definitely freed me from always being tied to a recipe or cookbook. ...
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Tags: asparagus, brunch, cheese, crust, Easter, eggs, Gruyere, ham, quiche, ratio, rolled oats, whole grain, whole wheat
A few weeks ago I heard someone mention putting pasta in a frittata (I think I was watching a cooking show on TV, but I can't remember)... I was skeptical. I am one of those people who is picky about the textures of my food... So, I wasn't sure ...
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Don't you just love frittatas? They are one of my go-to meals for two reasons... Making a frittata is not only quick and easy (and a dinner that I can manage even on the busiest nights), but it is also a great way to use up leftover veggies and ...
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Quiche or tart? That is the question.
At least, that is the question I posed to my twitterverse yesterday as I was making this dish. When baking an egg mixture in pastry shell in a tart pan, is it a quiche or a tart?
Turns out (thanks to @EpicureanJourney) that ...
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After only a few years of marriage, I had completely destroyed the set of pots and pans that I received as a wedding gift. The nonstick finish was pretty much nonexistent in that short time. So, I switched over to All-Clad stainless pots and pans just over a year ...
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Earlier in the week, my husband went out of town for a few days. I had to drop him off at the airport in the afternoon, so I decided to make a good hearty lunch for him so that he would have at least one good meal before the ...
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This evening I decided to make breakfast for dinner. Earlier in the week, I was paging through my Cooking Light cookbook, and I came across a recipe for a Ham and Asparagus Frittata. I already had both ham and asparagus in the refrigerator, so I decided to give ...
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