August 2012

Summer Garden BLT

August 29, 2012 10-minute Meal

I was a huge Laura Ingalls Wilder fan as a girl. I read all the Little House on the Prairie books. Back then I read everywhere — in the car, in bed, behind the couch with a flashlight in my fort of blankets, and even in the bathtub. Once, by accident, I dropped On the Banks of Plum [...]

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Slammin’ Salmon — Two Ways!

August 27, 2012 Fish

Drats. Summer is in its waning days.  It really hit home yesterday as I saw the sun hitting the deck at unfamiliar angles and felt the chilly 75 degree pool water. Our corner store is selling Oktoberfest brews. And, worst of all, ice cream does not taste nearly as good as it did in July. Trust me [...]

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Pesto Pasta Salad with Peas

August 17, 2012 Pasta

This post isn’t just about pesto, it’s about Janet.  She is my neighbor, but also a friend, and our book club organizer. She’s clever. She’s funny. And, she has a great head-on way of looking at the junk life dishes up, yet still finds something about it that’s funny. Best of all, she can cook! Between you and me, I am often way more excited [...]

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Fudgy Frosted Brownie Bites

August 13, 2012 Brownies

Anything that starts with brownie and ends with frosting is always a supersonic hit with me. And these little morsels don’t disappoint. So dense. So fudgy. So totally YUM. What’s the secret, you ask? I’ll tell you, but then I’ll have to k…oh, never mind. I’ll just tell you. I accidentally followed the wrong recipe. No, I am [...]

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Barbecued Meatloaf Muffins

August 7, 2012 Meatloaf

A meat muffin? No, no, no. That’s not right. That’s what I thought the first time I came across this idea on Pinterest. Trendy muffin-shaped foodstuffs were showing up on pinboards everywhere, and meat muffins were, by far, the weirdest. In the end, however, I decided to throw my trust behind this odd group of virtual friends, who’ve inspired [...]

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Zucchini Pepper Onion Frittata with Bacon

August 3, 2012 Bacon

Here comes the zucchini! We’ve got it rolling in from all directions. Now, hold on — don’t think for a second that any of it came from my garden. I’d love to grow my own vegetables, but I haven’t quite figured out how to work that particular desire into my juggling schedule, never mind how [...]

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