Poultry / Soups / Vegetables

Chicken Tortilla Soup

I went shopping to buy the ingredients for my mom's summer pies. As I was standing in line with a basket full of fruit, heavy cream and cream cheese, the…

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September 9, 2011

Main Dishes / Nuts / Pork

Grilled Asian Pork Tenderloin with Peanut Sauce

We had lots of guests (primarily my family) over Labor Day weekend, and on Saturday night we had a huge crowd for dinner.   Some of my sister's friends were in…

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September 8, 2011

Fruit / Main Dishes / Pork

Grilled Pork Chops with Garlic Lime Sauce

This has been one of my go-to barbeque recipes this summer. I can't tell you how many times I made these pork chops. Each time I had the scale the…

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September 5, 2011

Breads and Muffins / Cheese / Eggs / Fruit

Cream Cheese and Wild Blueberry Pound Cake

This pound cake is really delicious. It's dense, moist and very flavorful. I didn't have wild blueberries, but I did have a quart of fresh blueberries, and they worked perfectly…

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September 4, 2011

Breads and Muffins / Breakfast/Brunch / Cheese / Dairy / Eggs / Fruit

Blackberry Muffins

My sister-in-law went berry picking with her daughter and came home with a couple of pints of fresh blackberries the other day.  She didn't think they'd be able to eat…

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August 31, 2011

Eggs / Soups / Vegetables

Lemony Parsley-and-Egg Soup

Found this recipe in the Sunday NY Times magazine section recently. It was in an article by Mark Bittman all about using fresh herbs from the garden in recipes, and…

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August 30, 2011

Side Dish / Vegetables

Grilled Eggplant Salad

I made this salad with some fresh eggplant from the CSA. It isn't the prettiest salad to look at, but boy is it delicious. I love the combination of flavors.…

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August 26, 2011

Appetizer / Cheese / Vegetables

Farmer’s Market Quesadillas

Guest Blog Post (by Kathleen,one of my best friends from MIT) Title: A Weekend in Shelter Island OR an Insider’s Guide to a StylishCuisine Dinner Party I just finished a…

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August 24, 2011

Appetizer / Pasta / Rice/Grains / Vegetables

Vegetable Summer Rolls

This is another one of my favorite recipes of the summer.     The flavors explode in your mouth when you take a bite.   There is really nothing better than…

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August 23, 2011

Desserts / Eggs / Nuts

Bouchon Bakery’s ‘Nutter Butter’ Cookies

I was thrilled to find this recipe (I originally found it on another blog that I read) because I have a container of Costco organic peanut butter that my finicky,…

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August 22, 2011