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Green Bean, Feta, and Balsamic Salad

I came across a recipe on BigOven for a balsamic green bean salad, and it looked like just the thing to use up a big hunk o’ Bulgarian Feta cheese in the fridge and at least half a bag of … Continue reading

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Grilled Peach and Blue Cheese Salad

Dead simple to toss together, simply delicious, and deliciously festive for any summer gathering, this salad, from the nice folk at Southern Living, s gonna be a regular menu selection around here as long as the fresh peaches last. Looking … Continue reading

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Asparagus With Balsamic Butter

Asparagus is one of my all-time favorite foods, and now, while it only costs around $1 per pound, I am hard pressed to not pick up a bunch whenever I’m at the market. So, to keep Rich from turning green … Continue reading

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Parfait! Balsamic Roasted Peppers

After all the process and production involved in making the sauce(s), then the pork, and then the buns this week, I thought I’d close with a very simple, but incredibly tasty way to treat your peppers. Fergetabout the blackening and … Continue reading

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Tomato, Corn, and Scallion Salad

I had an embarassment of tomatoes sitting in bowls on the kitchen counter – no, not from teh garden, but from deals at the market – and some of them were needing to be dealt with. Hmmm. Tomato salad mebbe? … Continue reading

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Balsamic Chicken Drumsticks with Soy Sauce and Honey

I had found three really tasty looking options on da Google for something new to try with chicken legs – all, not too, too sruprisingly, from some of the nice folk at Food Network. In the end, it was this … Continue reading

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Japanese Seven Spice Green Beans in a Balsamic Reduction

This post has a l-o-o-o-ng title for a short ‘n simple, ermmm, method – can’t really call it a recipe – that turns canned green beans into something pretty darned wonderful, in my mebbe not so humble opinion. The secret(s)? … Continue reading

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Yes, I know; it’s been barely two weeks since chili glazed brussels sprouts, and here we are again? Well, I’ll tell ya’ – brussels sprouts are GOOD! You just don’t want to have them after someone has boiled the heck … Continue reading

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Pearl Onions in a Balsamic Reduction

I love pearl onions. Rich? Not so much. So I don’t make them that often – usually for some feast or another, and then (also usually) a variation on Julia Child’s Onions in Cream – VERY tasty, in my opinion … Continue reading

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