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Bulgur Salad with Cannellini Beans, Feta & Mint
Whenever I feel as though we’ve eaten too much red meat, we take a break and consume loads of veggies and ancient grains such as bulgur. It’s this sort of balance that keeps us healthy…I can’t recall the last time I had a cold or the flu. Bulgur is made from precooked wheat berries. It’s…
Read MoreRoasted Chicken with Bacon & Sweet Paprika – Fifty Shades of Chicken
Suddenly the fridge door I’m resting on swings open, and I find myself rolling off the shelf and falling toward the kitchen floor. Crap. My plastic wrapper bursts as I land, and my giblet bag slides halfway out. Double crap. Damn my cheap packaging. Instantly I feel hands on me, lifting me carefully from the…
Read MoreFennel Risotto with Lamb Sausage
Fennel is one of those vegetables you can use alone or as a spice, garnish or herb. Its subtle anise flavor pairs well with apple and cheese; shellfish (lobster or crab); asparagus and garlic; orange and mint; potatoes and onions and so forth. It’s deliciously light served as a salad, in a pasta, or in…
Read MoreRoasted Tomato & Garlic Crostini with Truffle Sea Salt
If you’ve never had the pleasure of eating a truffle the next best thing, in my humble opinion, is truffle oil. That was until I sampled white truffle sea salt! John and I were food shopping and we never pass the cheese section of Whole Foods without buying…well almost never. We asked what was new…
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