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Chicken Curry in a Hurry!

We have had the longest, coldest spring I can remember in Colorado and this past weekend was the worst. Not the worst weather but the worst because we should be enjoying the most beautiful balmy days yet instead the heat is running, there were 4 days of drizzle and I wondered if I had somehow [...]

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Baked Fudge

I know this is a post for what I call Baked Fudge but I have to tell you, I’ve been in the mood for cookies lately…well at least I was. I spend enough time each day seeing food bloggers talk about cookies and some sound soooo good that I want to make them and so [...]

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Carrot Ginger Soup with Chile Butter

I discovered when I brought groceries home the other night from a local farmers market that I already had carrots…so I did go on the hunt for something ‘carroty’ in order to use one of those bunches immediately.

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Raspberry Cheesecake Flutes

My friend Mardi of Eat. Live. Travel. Write. won the Hay Hay it’s Donna Day cooking event last month and is hosting this month’s Hay Hay it’s Donna Day, a food blogging event in which a blogger chooses a recipe by Australian cookbook author Donna Hay.

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Basmati Rice with Vietnamese Sweet Lemon Curry

I love dishes flavored with curry but admit that for many years thought curry was a singular spice, like cloves or nutmeg. I learned several years ago that curry is really a blend of spices that comprised what I bought in that red and white can from the supermarket.

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Marinated Grilled Flank Steak

This recipe is from the first Junior League of Denver Cookbook, ‘Colorado Cache‘ which was first published over 30 years ago. It was also the first cookbook I bought when I moved to Colorado as I wanted something to add to my library that would include some regional favorites.

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Roasted Chicken on Spinach with Strawberries, Caramelized Pecans and Balsamic Dressing

I remember as a young girl the adventure of picking strawberries from a patch the neighbors had growing in their yard; it was small, so was I and the haul was miniscule too but it was one of the highlights of spring for me.

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Pasta with Peas, Asparagus and Bacon

I knew as soon as I received the May issue of Bon Appetit magazine with this dish on the cover that I would be making it. I’ve had a long time love affair with pasta served with fresh veggies…add some pancetta and how could it go wrong? Well, except I didn’t have pancetta!

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Espresso-Shortbread Brownie Bars

The second of two desserts I made yesterday from the May edition of Food and Wine magazine. If you missed the first treat, do be sure to check out the Pecan Shortbread with Chocolate Drizzle if you want to know why two…in one day!

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Pecan Shortbread Bars with Chocolate Drizzle

I don’t make a lot of sweets, mostly because I love them so I typically wait until I’m having company before making anything that I will want to finish off by myself.