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classic chicken salad

June 22, 2010

For some reason I’ve had a hankering for chicken salad lately – I’m not sure if it was inspired by the cherry chicken pasta salad that I recently made or the desire to find something new and exciting for lunch, but this is the perfect light lunch for a sunny, summer day. This lunch proved to be [...]

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pear, feta & walnut salad

May 10, 2010

I love salads. I’m not the kind of person who eats salad because I feel like I have to, I eat salads because I love vegetables, and they don’t leave me feeling too-full. With that said, I can always use some new salad combinations and this may be the new one to make it on [...]

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blueberry & basil prosecco

May 7, 2010

Whats not to love when you can combine an herb that is anti-bacterial and a great source of Vitamin A, a fruit that is full of antioxidants, Vitamin C and fiber and some prosecco to top it all off? I’m really not sure. I love when cocktails can be construed as health drinks. Next up? [...]

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cherry chicken pasta salad

May 4, 2010

A Twin Cities chain of grocery stores has a cherry chicken pasta salad that is truly hard to resist. I don’t even know how or why I tried this – it really isn’t my style, but I may or may not get a small container of it on Friday afternoons. While it is undeniably delicious, [...]

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focus on: cherimoya fruit

April 21, 2010

Always on the lookout for new and interesting fruits and vegetables and not always as aware of the prices that go along with it – does anyone else have trouble estimating prices by pound? – I came across the cherimoya, a hybrid fruit of sorts with flavors reminiscent of papaya, pineapple and guava. Cherimoya’s are native [...]

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rhubarb & strawberry breakfast crostini

April 5, 2010

Now that Spring as officially arrived, I’m ready to embrace the seasons fruits and vegetables – starting with this sweet breakfast-esq crostini. I thought this would be a perfect way to start Easter morning, but really, this would be a perfect way to start any day. The tangy rhubarb mixed with the spice of the [...]

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