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…

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Bresaola with Shaved Artichoke

Bresaola is one of those Italian specialty meats that’s difficult to find on a regular basis so when I saw it at Eataly I grabbed a package – strike will the iron is hot.  In the past I’ve come across recipes calling for bresaola but never had the chance to make and now that I…

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Fried Zucchini Sticks

There are recipes that immediately grab your attention, like this one did.  You know right away when the list of ingredients hits all the check marks which says it’s gonna be delicious.  This recipe hails from Mindy’s Meals on Heels.  A site where Mindy aims to to teach parents how to feed their children by…

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Feta Salsa – A Super Easy Dip!

I love it when I am able to recreate a dish that I enjoyed elsewhere.   One of the grocery stores I frequently shop is Whole Foods.  I love this place and it serves as a food inspiration for me.  They always have something new to sample and their dips of all descriptions are marketed via…

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Lamb Chops Calabria Style with Tomatoes, Peppers, and Olives

The cuisine of Calabria is typical southern Italian Mediterranean – meat based dishes, vegetables, pasta, and fish.  Because their climate is humid (high risk of mold and spoilage), Calabrians preserve their food by packing veggies and meat in olive oil, making sausage and curing fish (swordfish, sardines, and cod).   The food is simple and delicious.  …

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Handmade Cavatelli with Sausage & Browned Sage Butter

This is the first recipe from The Frankies Spuntino Cooking Manual and I love, love, love it!  The kitchen aromas perfumed the house with the sautéed sausage and the sage cooked in butter.  I was in my element (happy face). Sage is an aromatic herb with strong spice flavors and sometimes smells a bit like…

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Corn, Avocado and String Bean Salad with Feta

What inspires you to cook?  Is it a photo from a food magazine, cookbook or simply food that’s in your refrigerator?  For me, it’s a combination and the other night it was the contents in my fridge that dictated what I would make for dinner.  I had a couple of heirloom tomatoes left from Lieb’s…

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Fattoush Salad

I first made this salad 6 years ago and have enjoyed it many times since then…I never tire of its fresh, clean taste.  Fattoush comes from the Levantine cuisine and makes wonderful use of stale or leftover pita bread.   Full of nutrients and vitamins – a perfect salad to bring to a family function, picnic…

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