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Recipes

Caprese Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

August 18, 2009
Caprese Salad Basil Vinaigrette

It’s the LAST WEEK of Summer Fest! Where did all the time go? We’re onto our final round of celebrating the garden and onto Tomatoes. If you haven’t yet heard about Summer Fest, it’s a four-week celebration of fresh-from-the-garden food: recipes, growing tips, even tricks for storing and preserving summer’s best with my co-hosts [...]

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Broccoli Beef Noodle Stir Fry

August 10, 2009
broccoli beef noodle stir fry

It’s week 3 of the Summer Fest! Last week we all made recipes using fruit from trees, and this week it’s all about Beans and Greens. If you haven’t yet heard about Summer Fest, it’s a four-week celebration of fresh-from-the-garden food: recipes, growing tips, even tricks for storing and preserving summer’s best with my [...]

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Best Birthday Cakes Ever

August 7, 2009

David Lebovitz, Deb Perelman and I shot this GoodBite.com video about Birthday Cakes to Die For last month, and I think I’m going change the title to Birthday Cakes to Live For because that’s the point of a birthday, isn’t it?!
And it just so happens that my birthday is tomorrow, and if I could have [...]

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Chanterelle, Bacon and Plum Salad with Blue Cheese

August 3, 2009

It’s week 2 of the Summer Fest! Last week we played around with herbs and this week it’s time for fruit from trees. If you haven’t yet heard about Summer Fest, it’s a four-week celebration of fresh-from-the-garden food: recipes, growing tips, even tricks for storing and preserving summer’s best with my co-hosts White on [...]

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Coccante Signore: The Crispy Mister

July 29, 2009

What’s my position on meat? I love it. I crave meat and I probably eat too much of it.
that, and chocolate.
and coffee
oh yes, wine too.
To be healthier, I could give up some of the above.
But I can’t.
You’d have to pry that grilled steak from my hungry, greedy hands. There are too many reasons to keep [...]

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