Tomato and Goat’s Cheese Tart with Potato, Spinach and Red Pepper Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette

August 18, 2009

In all honesty, I could never be a vegetarian again simply because I like bacon too much (and sausages and chorizo rank pretty highly too). After 10 years of living abroad, I’ve stopped craving most of the foods I used to miss when I first moved to Ireland, but I’ve never stopped missing American-style bacon, […]

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Chicken Cacciatore and Chocolate Zucchini Cake

August 17, 2009

I do a lot of baking with my four-year-old daughter, so much so that by now she can tell you the basic ingredients of a cake: flour, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla. So on Saturday, when she was helping me make this Chocolate Zucchini Cake, she couldn’t understand why I was grating two zucchini (or courgettes, […]

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Stuffed Pork Tenderloin on Grape Tomatoes, Middle Eastern Couscous with Saffron, Green Beans, and Lemon Bars

August 16, 2009

Regretfully, I forgot to take a picture of this dish. Trust me, it looks as good as it tastes. The colors are amazing. Frankly, it smelled too good for me to wait even 5 minutes to snap a blog-suitable photo of it. So you get a picture of dessert instead, taken at leisure after dinner […]

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Salmon in Luxurious Green Sesame Pipian, Brown Rice, and Kale

August 15, 2009

When I want salmon with a bit of a kick, this is the dish I cook. The salmon is poached in an easy-to-make tomatillo and sesame sauce. The sauce is especially wonderful over brown rice, which accents the nuttiness of the sesame paste. If you aren’t a fan of brown rice, try it again with […]

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Beef and Bean Tostadas and Tossed Salad with Tangy Avocado Dressing

August 14, 2009

The problem: It’s hot. I’m tired. I have a two year old that “needs dinna momma.” The solution: Tostadas. Fast, fresh, fun, and infinitely variable, tostadas are on regular rotation in my dinner arsenal. I usually make vegetarian tostadas (sin carne) but had a taste for something a bit richer tonight. Beef and Bean Tostadas […]

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Beef Kofta Kabobs, Tzatziki, Tabouli Salad, and Vegetables in Foil

August 13, 2009

This menu is best suited for a weekend or other day off work as you will need to start the kofta and tabouli a few hours before serving. I love to make this on a Sunday and then have leftover tabouli salad for lunch the next day with pita. A food processor will cut down […]

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Spaghetti with Pinot Grigio and Seafood and Roasted Broccoli

August 12, 2009

Pasta with clam sauce is one of my favorite Italian dishes. Unfortunately, I find that most restaurants fail miserably at the dish, making it too heavy or, worse yet, tasteless. I have yet to find anything close to the spaghetti alle vongole I ate while studying in Rome. The recipe below incorporates shrimp, arugula and […]

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Warm Lentil Salad with Roasted Beets and Goat’s Cheese and Plum Raspberry Crumble

August 11, 2009

My two-year-old loves beets and goat’s cheese. Really. He will ask for beets if you serve him goat’s cheese and will demand goat’s cheese if you serve him beets without it. He loved this meal, as did his parents. For a vegetarian meal to remember, simply omit the bacon. The crumble is another must-try recipe. […]

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