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How to Make Hummus and More Grilling Tips
Read more: How to Make Hummus and More Grilling TipsIt is not every day that I get this excited about sharing a recipe. There is so much that I want to share but most of it gets put aside in my mind while I change another exploding diaper or save a restless child from trying to put a sharp shiny object in its mouth.…
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Best Salad Bar in Downtown Seattle
Read more: Best Salad Bar in Downtown SeattleFinally, we get a few nice days of summer weather, just a sign that light food is the way to go. One of my favorite places in Downtown Seattle for a quick bite in the midst of a shopping spree is the Il Fornaio Salad Bar located in Pacific Place. Who knew something as simple…
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Wonderful Salad with Feta, Pears and Walnuts in Baguette Cups
Read more: Wonderful Salad with Feta, Pears and Walnuts in Baguette CupsI feel very lucky to know a few languages. I speak English, French and Hebrew. I know a lot of phrases in other languages but I would not say I come close to knowing them. Knowing how to count up to 50 in Vietnamese just gets the Vietnamese ladies to crack up.Reading cookbooks in other…
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Rhubarb Jam
Read more: Rhubarb JamLife has been hectic. I recently moved to a new place, my in-laws stayed with me for 3 weeks and I have been running around a lot. It took a little while to get settled in my new kitchen but I have finally started cooking again. The recipe here is for rhubarb jam, I made…
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Quinoa and Corn Summer Salad
Read more: Quinoa and Corn Summer SaladThe corn at the market was yelling “Keren, rescue me! Take me Home!” I couldn’t look away. I took it home and experimented with some flavors. This is the salad that saved the corn. I just couldn’t stop eating it! Quinoa and Corn Summer Salad 2 cups of cooked quinoa (just cook according to package…
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Spinach Strawberry Salad
Read more: Spinach Strawberry Saladlove munching on spinach. My husband needs a little convincing when it comes to leafy greens. I make this salad for him all the time. Then we end up fighting over who gets more. Ingredients: Spinach Mizithra (a light salty Greek cheese) grated finely any salty cheese tastes great such as ricotta salata or feta…
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Avocado Salad with a Tomatillo
Read more: Avocado Salad with a TomatilloLast night I got a ripe avocado and decided to make an avocado salad. It was full of flavor with a an interesting spicy kick. The tomatillo adds a slight sweetness. I didn’t think of this myself. A while ago I had lunch at Austin Cantina and after being especially impressed with the guacamole I…
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Cranberry-Cornmeal Quick Bread and other Thankgiving Stuff
Read more: Cranberry-Cornmeal Quick Bread and other Thankgiving StuffI attended a potluck yesterday and this is what I brought.Tomato with pine nuts saladSweet potato pancakes(actually yam pancakes)* Yam should be used instead of sweet potato. This was the success of the evening, not one pancake was left! Cranberry-Cornmeal Quick bread.( This came out amazing!)Wild Rice Dressing with Roasted Grapes and Walnuts. This turned…
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Softest Salmon Ever
Read more: Softest Salmon EverI am trying to eat more salmon. I need to get some omega 3. All this hype about omega 3 is scaring me. It’s some guilt thing. The media makes me feel like I will croak if I don’t eat omega 3. My hair will fall out, my teeth will drop like the coins on…
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Perfect Salad Dressing Recipe
Read more: Perfect Salad Dressing RecipeMy cousin Maya, who is actually my cousin Roy’s wife but I call her my cousin since we look more alike then Roy and I do, makes this dressing at every family meal. When the salad is placed on the table, it is only minutes before it disappears. There is always the polite person who…