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Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Cayenne Pecans

by elizabeth on October 3, 2011

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Autumn in a bowl, that’s what this dish is – and it is unbelievably simple.  You’ll want to make some of this to enjoy snuggled up on the sofa with your sweetie. I made this over the past weekend when I went on a fall flavors cooking binge. The whole process takes less …

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Curried Tuna Salad

by elizabeth on September 1, 2011

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Wow.  Hi there, September – who the heck invited you to pop up so fast?  I literally can not believe it is Fall already.  I have a hard time with this because it’s still 100 damn degrees in San Antonio, but also because this Summer just FLEW by. I got in a real blog rut [...]

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Green Eggs & Salad

by elizabeth on January 9, 2011

Please excuse this lame photo taken under fluorescent lights. Not green eggs and ham, but green eggs and salad!  This is a pretty good example of what I like to call “single gal suppers”.  This is how I eat during the week more often than not.  I love to make something that I can eat [...]

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Sherried Mushroom Soup

by elizabeth on September 13, 2010

In much of the US, the autumn weather has started to creep in.  A crispness to the air, with scents of spice and richness on your palate.  Not so much in Texas.  We’re still experiencing summer.  Granted it’s not swealtering – but it won’t feel like fall here for another month or so. In the [...]

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Greens & Beans To Cure What Ails You

by elizabeth on July 22, 2010

Something I find interesting about various food cultures is that most regional or ethnic cuisines have some kind of hangover cure dish.  Matzah ball soup, menudo, a greasy cheeseburger, cold pizza, chilaquiles, migas or a pile of bacon and eggs from a corner diner are all purported hangover cures.  I recently discovered a healthier alternative [...]

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