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Trader Joe’s Cheesy Chili Cornbread Casserole

File this under easy kid-pleasing weeknight dinner or simple side dish. Much like banana bread is really banana cake, cornbread is really more like corn cake and who wouldn’t want to have cake for dinner, right? We ate this dish … Continue reading

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Fancy Schmancy Pear, Arugula & Endive Salad with Candied Walnuts & Blue Cheese

This is the kind of fancy salad that you usually only find in a restaurant, but you can make very easily at home.  Sour and sweet, crunchy and tender, this is my kind of Winter salad!  Try it at your … Continue reading

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Mock Mashed Potatoes

True confessions time.  When I was a kid, I didn’t like cauliflower.  As an adult, I realized the problem was how it was being prepared.  It was much better roasted or deep fried than boiled.  Boiled cauliflower is boring at … Continue reading

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Roasted Edamame Salad Better with Bacon

Edamame is like the perfect food.  It’s kind of like a vegetable and it’s kind of like a bean.  Versatile, filling and delicious it packs a fiber and protein punch.  It’s feel good and feel good about it food.  What … Continue reading

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Nigella Lawson’s Indian Rice Pilaf

All hail the great Nigella Lawson.  I needed some rice to serve with her Chicken Mughlai and I already had special spices from my run to the A-1 Indian Market, so I decided to make her Indian Rice Pilaf as … Continue reading

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