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Roasted Tomato Corn and Black Bean Salad – A Perfect Summer Side Dish

July 5, 2012 By 10 Comments
Roasted Tomato Corn and Black Bean Salad

This heatwave that has Philly (and much of the Northeast) wrapped up in its clutches is brutal – so much so that I am starting to wonder if I'm back living in the humid trenches of Orlando again. I walk out of the house and *boom* the humidity hits like a brick. Add to that the Sous Pug with his issues with the heat (he had heat exhaustion many moons ago) and if you ask him to leave his 70-degree abode, he will probably look at you like you are nuts, plop his butt down and demand watermelon as … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: “Not So Amish” Macaroni Salad

May 8, 2012 By 7 Comments
Amish Macaroni Salad - Final

When I first moved to Manayunk, I remember seeing "Amish Macaroni Salad" in the deli cases and, while I wasn't sure WHAT it was, I took a chance and I haven't looked back since.  Every week, the deli crew knows that in addition to getting the Sous Pug his deli turkey, I probably will order some of the Amish Macaroni Salad to go with a rotisserie chicken or sandwiches.  Kinda predictable, huh? Over the weekend, to go with the Bourbon Molasses Mustard Baked Chicken, I decided to finally make … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: Giada’s Tri-Color Orzo Salad

April 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
Tri Color Orzo Salad

For SL's dinner party, we played it simple – serving the Chicken Sauvignon Blanc with a flavorful tri-color orzo salad from Giada de Laurentiis. With all the hustle and bustle going on in SL's kitchen (I was trying to save a banana pudding dessert that kinda went the wrong way), I didn't take the multitude of pics I normally do with a recipe. However, as SL and crew will attest, once it was plated, I flew out to the dining room to get the beauty shot. … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: Grilled Salmon with Citrus Salsa Verde

January 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
Grilled Salmon with Citrus Salsa Verde

With my recent injury, I have to admit, I have been a bit apprehensive about getting back into the kitchen.  It was so bad last night that I finally caved and confessed to Diana that I failed the Eat In Challenge when I ordered takeout.  Tonight my mind was full of “What Ifs”  What if I whacked my thumb again?  What if I cut yet another finger?  What if I just couldn’t cook?  I was plagued by self doubt but when I  started started slicing up the orange, I began to squelch the … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: Watermelon Salad with Ricotta Salata

July 19, 2009 By 3 Comments
Watermelon Salad with Ricotta Salata

There's a reason why I cannot watch Giada de Laurentiis' travel show on the Food Network - namely because it puts ideas in my head of different flavor combinations and then I turn into the kitchen chemist with a theory of "little bit of this" and "let's put in some more of that" and I don't measure.  Ugh! Anywhoo - Giada happened to be in the Hamptons on this episode and she had a watermelon salad with some ricotta salata, red onion and arugula.  Wait - did she say my favorite green - … [Read more...]

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Barefoot Bloggers: Chinese Chicken Salad…

April 30, 2009 By 1 Comment
Chinese Chicken Salad

One of the April recipes to try for the Barefoot Bloggers  was the Barefoot Contessa's Chinese Chicken Salad.  I know I know - it's the end of the month but it is done.  I am regaining my cooking mojo and, thankfully, this recipe made me think quick on my feet. I've noticed with the Food Network, sometimes it's like recipe roulette  when they post the recipes.  As I was using my blackberry for cooking instructions, I didn't have the ability to check the comments.  What I can say is … [Read more...]

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