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Tzatziki Sauce

March 4, 2010

Tzatziki is traditionally served as a Greek appetizer or sauce used with Gyros and Souvlaki dishes, but is delicious on its own, and makes a wonderful dip or salad dressing. I also love serving a side of this wonderful, cooling yogurt sauce when I make a spicy dish, it goes especially well with lamb if [...]

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Roasted Tomato, Garlic, and Serrano Salsa

February 23, 2010

This is a quick and easy salsa that you can prepare in about 10 minutes if you’re in a pinch for a snack. The combination of the roasted tomatoes and garlic with the spicy serrano chili peppers is wonderful, but not overpoweringly hot. If you think the heat is too much add some more of [...]

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Sauteed String Beans with Garlic and Slivered Almonds

February 23, 2010

I grew up eating sting beans, they were one of the few veggies I would actually eat, and this has always been one of my favorite ways to prepare them. I just love the simple combination of the beans sautéed in garlic and olive oil with slivered almonds, especially if you can get some wonderful [...]

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Garlic roasted hummus

Roasted Garlic Hummus

February 9, 2010

Hummus is one of those things that can make you look good in front of your guests, but truthfully, requires almost no work. It’s as easy as combining all of the ingredients in a food processor or blender and mixing them, and you have homemade hummus!
One of the most important ingredients in hummus is Tahini [...]

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Pumpkin Pie

February 8, 2010

Pumpkin pie is one of my favorite desserts. When I was a kid I always looked forward to October because my Dad would start bringing home Entenmanns Pumpkin Pies, and they were so good! As I got older those Entenmanns Pumpkin Pie’s just weren’t cutting it anymore. I had made a pumpkin cheesecake that everyone [...]

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Oatmeal with Baked Apples

February 8, 2010

At my house, we usually have a bowl of oatmeal prepared one way or another for breakfast at least twice every week. My favorite thing about this recipe is that it’s so easy to make, you can get ready for the day while the apples are baking, and start your day with a healthy breakfast. [...]

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Potato Chips with Sea Salt, Black Pepper, and Cumin

February 3, 2010

One of my absolutely favorite things is getting together with some good friends, whipping up some homemade snacks, grabbing some beer and to spend the day watching football, especially if the Giants are playing! We always make one or two variations of potato chips, and some great dips, but these are one of our favorites.
If [...]

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Cucumber and Fresh Herb Salad

February 2, 2010

Sometimes recipes that are really simple to put together can be the best dishes. This is one of those recipes. This salad takes literally two minutes to make and is a wonderful accompaniment to many main courses, and is great in a big bowl on its own. 
I would love this salad even if it was [...]

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