Nov

30

Spiff up your salad :: Beet & Endive Salad w/ Garlic & Herb Vinaigrette

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November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I love salad, but sometimes it’s hard to remember that I do. Salad can get boring, you know? I have to remind myself that if I don’t expend a little extra energy and get creative, it’s easy to ignore the much needed greens.
Here’s a great little recipe for a tasty salad that’s not *that* much […]

Nov

28

An easy pasta dinner :: on the light side

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November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

There’s nothing easier or yummier than a good pasta dish on a cold almost-winter night. This one is light and lemony and feels good going down. It’s a refreshing change from the heavy Thanksgiving fare and it features one of my latest obsessions—Artichokes!

I recently discovered that I really like artichokes. I always thought […]

Nov

26

Lighten up :: How to make your baked goods more healthy!

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November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Well, Thanksgiving is past.  I hope everyone had a wonderful time preparing and sharing a delicious meal with family and friends this year.
This is definitely a food-focused time of year.  We all tend to eat more than we should of the kinds of food that aren’t what you would call Healthy or Light. It’s just […]

Nov

20

Recipe Contest!

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November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It’s a Double Post Day here at Kitchen Craft. I just had to tell you about this contest in case you have a great recipe to enter!
recipe4living.com is giving away a Cuisinart Mini for the best Thanksgiving recipes. Check the details and official rules HERE!

Nov

20

Thanksgiving Side Dishes—Green Bean Casserole

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November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

With all the goodies to be had on Thanksgiving, we also gotta have our greens, right? But even the veggies at my mom’s Thanksgiving (no offense, mom) end up being fattened up by some manner of dairy.
There’s one classic recipe that illustrates this. Everyone has had some at one time or another. . . green […]

Nov

17

I’m a Daring Baker!

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November 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I’ve joined the Daring Bakers and my first culinary adventure will be in December. I’m psyched. . . and a little intimidated!
The Daring Bakers is a group of baking blogger started by and Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice. They decided to challenge themselves by baking pretzels for the first time using […]

Nov

16

Bobby Flay’s New Book

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November 16, 2007 | 1 Comment

We take a quick break from our Thanksgiving prep talk to recognize that celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s new book came out this fall. Under the fog of newborn sleeplessness, I missed it!
The book is called Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill Cookbook and it is full of wonderful recipes including the story of how The Mesa Grill […]

Nov

15

Thanksgiving Side Dishes—Roasted Garlic Mashers

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November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I think we can all agree (can’t we?) that mashed potatoes are essential to the Thanksgiving meal. A Turkey Day dinner with out them would be, well, like Thanksgiving without the turkey!
Most often when I make them, I do them up with lots of dairy; butter, sour cream, milk—the works. But this year I’m looking […]

Nov

12

Thanksgiving Side Dishes—Cranberry Sauce

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November 12, 2007 | 2 Comments

No Thanksgiving table can be complete without Cranberry Sauce. I don’t care if it comes from a can or not, you gotta have it to complete the meal. But I haven’t always felt that way.
It wasn’t until I met my husband that I discovered cranberry sauce. For him, it was a must, for […]

Nov

8

Thanksgiving Side Dishes - Roasted Squash Puree in Orange cups

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November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

As a kid, I never could understand the appeal of squash. I didn’t get it. Either that or it was the way it was prepared. I mean, turkey, potatoes, stuffing—bring it on. I could down that meal with the best of them (and still can). But now, being a grown-up (am I, […]

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