Category Archives: Meatless Meals

So Many Diets

You don’t realize how many people have special dietary requirements until you own a restaurant or run a B&B.  After ten years of running a B&B I think I have gotten pretty good at meeting the dietary requirements of our quests.  Thank goodness for the internet.  It saves me … Continue reading

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The Yin and Yang of Potatoes

If you follow my blog at all you know I believe in the old adage “Waste Not Want Not.”  That means nothing goes to waste in my kitchen if I can avoid it.  Oh I have to admit there have … Continue reading

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Salad Course – Butter Lettuce Salad with Dried Cranberries and Oranges

Following the fish course of our New Year’s Eve dinner, we had salad.  I know that normally, when doing a formal dinner, the salad comes after the entree.  I’m not a slave to fashion.  This particular dinner the salad preceded the entree.  The salad … Continue reading

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The Fish Course – Scallops with Wild Mushroom Ragout in Swiss Chard

It is a goal of mine that at least one of my New Year’s Eve courses must come from one of Charlie Trotter’s cook books.  I don’t know why I set this goal.  Maybe to prove to myself that I have the … Continue reading

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Cooking Class Day

Yesterday I taught the Italian themed cooking class I donated to Corrales MainStreet during their fund-raising event.  It was my first attempt at a hands on class and I have to admit it went pretty well.   Took a little longer than … Continue reading

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A Better Eggplant

Last night we had eggplant parmesan.  We love eggplant parmesan but are not really fond of the mushy, for lack of a better word,  eggplant.  Now a traditional eggplant parmesan recipe calls for the eggplant to be salted, drained, breaded … Continue reading

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Soup and Salad

Well summer doesn’t seem to want to let go.  It has been in the mid 90′s all week, though it is in the upper 50′s in the early morning.  So while Labor day has come and gone and it is … Continue reading

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Summer’s Here and the Time is Right….

With apologies to Martha and the Vandellas and those of you readers who now have this song on a perpetual loop in your head.  But the lyrics say it all.  Summer is here and the time is right for dinner salads! … Continue reading

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Shrimp and Lobster Ravioli

Last week our local supermarket had Lobster Tails on sale $3.99 for a 4 oz tail.  I love lobster but wasn’t about to spend $16 for 4 tails with very little meat.  So I decided I would buy one tail … Continue reading

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A Family That Cooks Together……

March 19th was my mom’s 82 birthday.  This was her first birthday since my dad passed away and we were honored she choose to spend it with us.  She arrived on Thursday and stayed until Tuesday.  I have always been close to … Continue reading

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