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Crunchy Asian Coleslaw

May 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Asian coleslaw

Memorial Day weekend is here and one of the dishes I plan to make for a barbecue is this Asian Coleslaw.  I am not of  fan mayonnaise based salads.  I am sure that puts me in the minority but luckily I discovered that oil and vinegar based coleslaws are pretty tasty. I first made this many years ago when the summers were spent with beach cookouts and picnics in the park.  I dug through my notebooks of recipes but couldn’t find it so I started playing around in the kitchen.  This dressing is tart and sweet with just the right [...]

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Barbecue Chicken Salad at the Community Table

May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Barbecue Chicken Salad

Last week I made a Barbecue Chicken Salad for 60 teenage moms.  One of the joys of unemployment is having the time to serve and volunteer.  Frister’s is a non profit program for teen moms that helps to empower them so that they can lead successful, self sufficient lives. My friend Ali started this seven years ago and just this year added a new location in Yorba Linda.  Each week over 100 girls attend the two evenings.  One of the cool things they do is start each evening by sharing a meal together.  Ali intentionally built that in and feels [...]

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Lemon Orzo with Red Peppers and Scallions

May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Lemon Orzo

Cleaning out my cookbook shelf I came across Spur of the Moment Cook by Perla Meyers.  Being unemployed has it benefits, I have time to clean out closets and do all those things I meant to get to one day. The cookbook was from my early years of cooking.  My friend and cooking buddy Deanna recommended it and between us we cooked many of the recipes. One of my favorite yet simple recipes from this book was the Lemon Orzo with Red Peppers and Scallions.  Orzo is a pasta shaped in the form of a grain of rice that cooks [...]

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Arugula Mango Salad with Orange Honey Vinaigrette

April 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Arugula Mango Salad

This Arugula Mango Salad is a delicious lunch for a spring day.  I find that since I am not working and home more I have been able to eat healthier.  Salads are becoming a lunch time staple and last week I made one with items I had sitting in the refrigerator. The vinaigrette is one you can make to your preferences.  Add more honey to sweeten, more olive oil for a creamier dressing or less for lower calories and with more of a tang to it.  If you don’t have champagne vinegar you can use white balsamic vinegar. Last fall [...]

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Linguine with Green Peas and Pancetta

March 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Linguine with Peas and Pancetta

Cooking Light arrived last week and featured a recipe for delicious Linguine with Green Peas and Pancetta.  We have had “cold for southern California” weather and more rain, but rumor has it, spring will be seen this week. I love green peas and was anxious to try the combination with pancetta and shallots.  I fiddled a it with the recipe by adding a tablespoon of Marscapone cheese and then I topped it shavings of the lovely Grana Pandano cheese I found at my favorite cheese store, The Breury.  They sell amazing artisan beer but they also feature an amazing selection [...]

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Caesar Salad and It’s Beginnings

January 9, 2011 By 1 Comment

One of my favorite salads is the Caesar Salad.  Not a bottled or bland caesar found in so many restaurants or on the shelves of grocery stores, but a freshly made salad. The salad is romaine lettuce, croutons and parmesan cheese tossed with a dressing made from lemon, olive oil, anchovies, garlic and an egg. While working for Disneyland I was lucky enough to visit Club 33 a few times, thanks to a few vendors.  It is a private club and is an amazing piece of heaven hidden inside the happiest place on earth.  The secrecy creates anticipation as you [...]

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Grilled Radicchio Salad with Apple Vinaigrette

October 22, 2010 By 1 Comment

Apple season is in full swing.  Last week I came across this Fresh Apple Vinaigrette that is from a new book, Gluten Free Girl and the Chef, by Shauna James Ahern.  I thought it would be a great dressing to a grilled radicchio salad.  The sweet apple dressing complaints the smoky flavor of the radicchio and endive.  I used a Buffalo Blue Cheese from my new favorite cheese store, Bruery Provisions.  It was creamy with just the perfect tang. This weekend I will be busy preparing for special event I am cooking at.  If you live in Orange County you [...]

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Fresh Corn and Herb Saute

August 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Corn is one of the foods that says summer to me.  Fresh corn cut off the cob can be transferred into tasty summer dishes.  A simple corn saute is heightened when you throw in a handful of fresh herbs.  This summer I have enjoyed having an herb garden.  I love being able to walk outside, clip a few herbs and add to a dish I am cooking. One of the best things is being able to grow different herbs that you don’t regularly find in your grocery store, like thai basil or lemon thyme.  They are also one of the [...]

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Cantaloupe, Red Onion and Walnut Salad

August 27, 2010 By 4 Comments

I discovered the recipe for this Cantaloupe, Red Onion and Walnut Salad while doing a little menu planning for a lunch this weekend.  Since I was working from home I decided to make this for lunch today.  With our heat wave going I love being able make something without having to turn on the stove or oven. This is a brief post but I wanted to share this with you before the weekend.  This salad would be a great one to bring to a potluck or picnic.  We are celebrating my sister in law’s birthday tomorrow.  How are you spending [...]

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Beer Battered Onion Rings

August 25, 2010 By 1 Comment

I never fry food.  I might love french fries but at home I oven bake them.  Then one day I saw a picture with a stack of crispy onion rings and that was it, I whipped out the Ipad and went to Google. Do you remember those bricks of onion rings Tony Roma’s served alongside a tangy barbeque sauce?  Now those were dangerous. Gathering all the ingredients I soaked the onion rings in buttermilk and set up my station to dunk, dredge and dunk again. I slid them gently into the oil and watched the oil bubble around them until [...]

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