Eggs / Main Dishes / Pork / Side Dish / Vegetables

Five-Treasure Fried Rice

Recipes from the Fine Cooking magazine or website never let me down. One recipe is better than the next. My niece made this last week and suggested that I try…

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November 14, 2010

Beef / Cheese / Eggs / Main Dishes / Poultry / Vegetables

Beef, Cheddar and Potato Pie

This recipe could have been called Meat, Cheddar and Potato Pie, because I have made it with both beef and turkey.  I think it's equally good with both.   I really…

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November 11, 2010

Fruit / Soups / Vegetables

Red Lentil Soup with Lemon

When the weather starts to get chilly, I'm always on the lookout for a good, comforting soup recipe. Although I hated them as a child, I now love lentils (perhaps…

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November 7, 2010

Dairy / Side Dish / Vegetables

Smoked Chili Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

Ok, so this is now one of my favorite new recipes. I could eat this dish day and night. I had a couple of sweet potatoes from the Shelter Island…

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October 22, 2010

Beans / Vegetables

Smoky Black Bean and Cheddar Burrito with Baby Spinach

Once again, this is a case of the picture not doing the dish justice. Sometimes that happens when something is so good that we eat almost all of it, then…

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October 13, 2010

Cheese / Dairy / Main Dishes / Side Dish / Vegetables

Indian Summer Gratin with Butternut Squash, Potatoes, Corn, and Bacon

This is another one of those recipes that I liked so much I made it twice in a row. It's a wonderful casserole that can be served for dinner because…

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September 20, 2010

Side Dish / Vegetables

Roasted Red Peppers with Basil Oil

Our boys picked peppers at the Windmill Field on Shelter Island a couple of days ago. It was part of an activity called Follow the Fiddler. We walked around the…

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September 5, 2010

Dairy / Soups / Vegetables

Summer Corn Chowder with Scallions, Bacon and Potatoes

I received a jalapeno pepper from the CSA last weekend and I didn't know what to do with it until I came across this recipe.   There's a farm stand very…

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September 1, 2010

Eggs / Side Dish / Vegetables

Zucchini Pancakes

I received a bunch of zucchini from the CSA so I attempted to make something that I thought the boys MIGHT eat. They didn't like my zucchini galette, nor did…

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August 30, 2010

Fruit / Nuts / Salads / Side Dish / Vegetables

Mango Slaw with Cashews and Mint

This is my favorite new recipe of the summer.   I can't tell you how many times I've made it already.   It always gets rave reviews.   The flavors are really fresh…

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August 25, 2010