Warm Cauliflower and Herbed Barley Salad

I try to make a conscious effort to include fiber-rich foods in our daily diet.  Legumes such as navy beans, dried peas, lentils, barley, black beans, garbanzo (chick) beans, kidney beans, soy beans etc. are rich in fiber.  Fiber has an important role to play if you want a healthy body.  It helps with weight…

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Saffron Tagliatelle with Spiced Butter

Saffron Tagliatelle with Spiced Butter

Hello and happy 2013!  I thought about what would be my first posting for the new year and this dish rallied me back into the swing of things…it will awaken all of your senses!  I kid you not, this is an absolutely scrumptious meal to make.  Saffron comes from the crocus flower where each flower…

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Stuffed Zucchini Flowers (Fiori di Zucca Ripieni)

Ciao, pronto, prego, il conto, mi scusi, buon giorno, arrivederci, grazie – some useful words we used when we visited Italy earlier this month – it seems a distant memory now!  Don’t ask me to string a sentence together but I can get by with simple words and hand gesticulations.  John, on the other hand,…

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Smokey Tomato & Red Lentil Soup

I am always scanning the web for recipes especially those that are down right healthy and delicious.  This dish has the best of both worlds in that it is healthy and tastes scrumptious!  I have to admit that before I went to Asia, I wasn’t a big fan of lentils and it was Indian food…

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