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Roasted Red Pepper and Mushroom Ricotta Pie

August 20, 2008

Torta di formaggio This was actually my lunch and dinner for most of last week. Needing to use the mushrooms in my crisper, as well as the roasted red peppers I should have frozen but didn’t, I decided to stick them both in the same dish. I combined together 1 1/2 cup of ricotta, 1 […]

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Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken

August 19, 2008

farcito/stuffed Chicken was one of the things I defrosted after I stuck my head in my freezer, as was spinach. This Deep Freeze Summer Challenge 2 dish is Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken and is really quite easy once all is defrosted. Not measuring, I took about 1/4 cup frozen chopped spinach that had been […]

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Deep Freeze Summer Challenge 2

August 18, 2008

After one loooooooong first week of school, my intention was to not leave my house Saturday and play hermit. It was an okay week, just a lot of late nights (that won’t continue; I promise). So,hermit is what I became for a day! Because I was determined not to go out, to stick my head […]

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Chicken Sausage with Balsamic Zucchini and Wilted Greens

August 13, 2008

floscio/wilted The Farmer’s Market has the tastiest freshly made sausage. My favorites are the turkey and chicken sausages, especially the chicken sausage with feta and sundried tomatoes. (I first bought them in April and made a Quinoa Sausage Bake.) Because the chicken fetas are my favs, I decided to broil them this is time. I […]

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Sun Dried Tomato & Artichoke Sausage

August 12, 2008

vegetariano/vegetarian More and more meatless/vegetarian foods have crept in my diet. I finally caved and tried tofu, switched to Yves Good Dogs in my attempt to reinvent the old time corn dog classic, and have made edamame a staple in my home. I had a push, but the the extra “ooomph” came from my goal […]

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Upside-Down Fresh Fig Cake

August 11, 2008

finalmente…/at last… Okay…this really is my last fig posting for a while. Why? The figs are officially finished… gone…baked…eaten…kapoot! This Upside-Down Fresh Fig Cake is the final act. And, what a doosey! You may be thinking, that’s either a really big fork, or a tiny slice of cake. Well, my fork is the normal size…I […]

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Cheesy Figgy Chicken Pockets

August 8, 2008

tasca/ pocket I couldn’t think of clever name for this one…so Cheesy Figgy Chicken Pockets is as good of a name as any… Yesterday, I said I would be posting yet another fig dish. Susan asked in the comments, where I come up with these? Now, I picked up the actual figs at Costco, but […]

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A conversation with Michael Symon and Carmelized Onion & Fig Couscous

August 7, 2008

Carmelized Onion & Fig Couscous First….I experienced another moment….a giddy, “Wooohooo!” moment. I had the pleasure, the opportunity, the “is this for real?” chance to speak with Michael Symon. Check out our conversation here. Between my chat with Aida Mollenkamp and Michael Symon? I am on cloud 9! I mentioned yesterday about he problem I […]

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Figana Bread

August 6, 2008

Figana Bread pane di fico/fig bread I know, you’re asking yourself what the heck is she talking about? Figana? Yup! Fig + Banana = Figana. 🙂 Okay…so its early and I am sleepy. Nonetheless, I combined the flavors in an attempt to use the fresh figs in my fridge. I went to Costco the this […]

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Ask Aida and Semolina Scallop & Pasta Puttanesca?

August 5, 2008

Semolina Scallop & Pasta Puttanesca cena/dinner Quicky post…I fell asleep last night before typing this up and am now running off to work. And the school year begins… First, Aida Mollenkamp doesn’t really have anything to do with this post, except that I had the opportunity to speak with her! The conversation made my week. […]