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Spinach Fettuccine with Spinach Pesto

August 21, 2007

una tonalità di verde/ a shade of green Simple, simple! I defrosted some spinach pesto yesterday and mixed it with spinach fettuccine for dinner. And, since its pasta – I submit this to Ruth’s Presto Pasta Night. http://melecotte.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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New School Year – New Cooking Schedule

August 20, 2007

Settimana Lavorativa/Work Week Last week was the first week of the 2007-2008 school year. While it was a very long week in hours worked, it went by lightening fast. I think I am acclimating well, but I feel like a first year teacher. I mean, I knew there was going to be a learning curve, […]

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WHB – Turnips!

August 19, 2007

Low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol (check!) High in Fiber, Vitamin C, Calcium, and Potassium (check, check!) Great for Weight loss (check, check, check!) What am I talking about? Turnip root! available year round, turnip root really peaks in the fall and winter. I bought tiny turnips last weekend, about the circumference of a soda […]

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Roasted Tomato and Egg

August 18, 2007

I love vine tomatoes. Besides the fact I think it looks cool when they’re all attached neatly on the vines, but the taste is delicious! I picked some up last week, but didn’t really cook most of the week. So, in an effort to catch them before they went bad, I roasted them – another […]

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Gettin’ Spicy…on a school night?!

August 15, 2007

Come back now….get your mind right, then read on… (hee, hee!) Julia Child once said, Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it. Is there a better quote for us? If we weren’t passionate about food and cooking, the “Food Blog” category would be nonexistent. Right? So, when I learned about the […]

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Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Brown Butter And Sage

August 14, 2007

Well, I got through the first day. It was a long day, but in hours only. It really flew! I am the administrator for the 6th grade and barely saw my fellow admins as we all were….well, everywhere! The lil’ ones were cute and most seemed excited (and nervous) to start their middle school journey. […]

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Grilled Salmon and Veggie Trio

August 13, 2007

Simple! Who would have thought? Several months back, Toni grilled salmon and told me I had to try. I am not a big griller of fish in general, but gave it my first try with Lemon Haddock. I loved the taste! So, I tried it again this Friday night. After a week of Diet Coke […]

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Thanks for the Honor!

August 12, 2007

Grazie Infinite/Thank you so much! Julie was so very thoughtful to bestow upon me the Thinking Blogger Award. I felt so bad after finding out because she named me, along with 4 other beautiful bloggers, over two weeks ago! I have flaked the last several weeks on my “blog reading regimen” and missed this totally. […]

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Getting to the Heart of the Matter with Wild Mushroom Linguine with Grilled-Gazpacho Sauce

August 11, 2007

grigliato/grilled Ilva and Joanna’s event, Heart of the Matter, has reached number 6. This edition’s theme is grilled food. Yum! At first, I feared I wouldn’t be able to participate because something was wrong with my grill. It seems as though my starter button doesn’t want to do anything but make a loud clicking sound. […]

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Guacamole & Soman Noodles

August 10, 2007

una tonalità di verde/a shade of green Its been a pretty interesting week. I have left work every night with the custodians (too late – I know) and haven’t felt like cooking. Managing to throw some food together for lunches – sundried tomato couscous with sundried tomatoes and bow tie feta pasta, the lunch preps […]