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July 13, 2006

Red Wine, Garlic & Honey Grilled Lamb Chops with Multiple Sides

I love lamb. During my years as a vegetarian (and I think I've mentioned this before), the only meat that I really missed was tasty, succulent lamb. It just has such a distinctive flavor. Add some grill marks and some olive oil, garlic and salt and you really can't go wrong. These lamb chops have …

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July 11, 2006

BBQ Chicken & the Secret to the Best Potato Salad

The quintessential Summer meal, for me, is grilled chicken and potato salad. Oh, wait, not just potato salad -- The. Best. Potato. Salad. Ever. There are a few secrets, which I will divulge below. I also made the Barefoot Contessa's Barbecue Sauce which is fun and kind of secret-like to make, in that you buy …

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June 30, 2006

Why, it's Pork & Sweet Potato Quesadillas to the Rescue!

Here we are at the last post of June. What better way to end the month but with a wonderful cilantro and jalapeno rubbed pork tenderloin, sweet potato and goat cheese quesadilla? You see, we were in a pork rut. Pork loin, pork chops, pork tenderloin -- I wanted something different to do with pork. …

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June 15, 2006

My New Favorite Tuna Recipe

First off, let me say that the piece of tuna I got the other day at Zupan's was so beautiful I almost wept. It was this big, perfect, ruby block of fresh fish that made everything seem right in the world, if only for a brief, shining moment. *sigh* Okay. Typically, I use a combination …

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June 1, 2006

Rosemary Pork Tenderloin with Wild Mushroom Polenta

Now, this meal is based of something similar that I saw on Good Deal with Dave Lieberman. So far, I think I like that show. I've tried the Mexican Mac & Cheese and recently saw a meatloaf that I may try and make this weekend when we are all cold and rainy again. Besides, he …

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