Balsamic-garlic chard recipe

August 19, 2015
My first experience with chard was about 15 years ago, when someone cooked it for me with marsala wine. I can't remember that chard recipe, but I fell in love with the...
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Simple summer salad

August 15, 2015
Sometimes, the most simple summer salad is the most delicious dish in the world. That was the case the other day, when I got a whole heap of fresh green beans in...
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Easy, savory crockpot pork roast

August 8, 2015
I have no idea why we eat pork roast so often. Ok, I do know. Because it's so easy to fix and also because today's pork, "the other white meat" is pretty lean. Hubby...
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Santa Fe writing workshop: seats left!

August 5, 2015
Imagine a small group of writers and bloggers walking in the crisp and spicy air of a Santa Fe, New Mexico fall day. We've just spent some "classroom" time talking...
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How to keep cool

August 2, 2015
We've had a bit of a heat wave in northern California this summer, and if it's one thing I don't like, it's heat or humidity.  So here are a few tricks I use to keep...
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Easy, tasty summer lunch

July 29, 2015
summer-lunch
We were having company for lunch and I wanted make something special that would tempt the taste buds of my friends. Two of them badly need to gain weight and I wanted...
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My famous bruschetta

July 22, 2015
INGREDIENTS 3 organic heirloom tomatoes, ripe, chopped one-third cup fresh basil, chopped 3 cloves garlic or 3 Trader Joe's frozen squares of garlic 2 Tablespoons...
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Delicious, easy grilled salmon

July 7, 2015
It's really not so hard to eat healthy, and it's pleasurable, too.  When I saw King salmon on sale the other day I had an idea for a delicious, easy grilled salmon...
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Tomato sauce for comfort

June 20, 2015
Comfort food for Sicilians is pasta with tomato sauce. And in a time like this, when the things that have happened in the world, our country, our city, our block, become...
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Refreshing summer drinks

June 6, 2015
The weather is already warming up in many parts of the United States, and that means long, lazy days on the patio, summer picnics and of course, refreshing cold drinks...
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