March 2010

grilled vegetable parmesan

March 31, 2010

Grilled veggies had yet to make an appearance this spring and I thought this would be the perfect way to re-introduce them into my meals! The recipe inspiration came from Giada. It is a bit time consuming (at least when grilling vegetables with a miniature grill) but so worth it. The vegetables are tender-crisp and the [...]

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tea give-away

March 30, 2010

I don’t talk about tea a lot on the blog, but trust me when I say that tea is a huge part of my life. I drink tea everyday, throughout the day – mostly green and herbal but I have also been known to enjoy chai tea lattes on occasion. I drink tea to stay [...]

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orechiette with kale & bacon

March 29, 2010

Kale is becoming a staple in our house. We’ll have it as a side dish, for breakfast, in salads, as chips and now in pasta but I must say that sauteed is my favorite.  Simplicity is key for kale in my book! A bit of olive oil, a touch of sea salt  and a hot [...]

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an antioxidant cocktail

March 26, 2010

Ever since my friend Mercedes introduced me to Valdoro Prosecco a few weeks ago, I have been finding myself straying from the beloved red for the crisp, fresh bubbly.  Now don’t get me wrong, I would never leave red behind, but I know I will be enjoying some more prosecco on the up-coming summer nights. [...]

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the last twelve months.

March 25, 2010

I’ve now had a blog for one. whole. year. It seems kind of crazy to think about last year when I decided to start a blog – I had no idea what I was getting myself into and absolutely no clue how I would feel about this new-found community. I certainly did not expect to [...]

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falafel

March 24, 2010

Home-made falafel has been on my list of things to make for quite some time. In fact, as I was cleaning out my cupboards, I tossed out a boxed mix that had been expired for, oh, a year or so. It is so easy that I’m really not sure why it had taken so long – essentially [...]

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