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June 30, 2008

Hot Weather Treat: Blood Orange Float

I am usually not a big soda fan but I almost always am tempted by the pretty glass bottles of Italian Blood Orange Soda, especially when it is hot outside. I think about some in a tall glass of ice (okay, sometimes with a little vodka in there too) and the next thing I know …

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June 29, 2008

Shrimp Cakes with Spicy Lemon and Paprika Aioli

Hot! Hot! It is hot in Portland. About 99 Saturday and 95 today (Sunday). Thankfully, we are, hopefully back to the 80's and 70's (yay!) this coming week. I am not a fan of hot weather, which is one of the reasons that I wanted to move North, but we do get a handful of …

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June 25, 2008

Grilled Halibut with Chimichurri and I am Lazy

My new goal is to post at least once a week. So sad. I was trying to figure out this morning why it is I've gotten lazy. Okay, one, because I'm kind of lazy. But also, (this would be point two) after having this blog for three (!!) years, most of the stuff I make …

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June 16, 2008

Perfect Summer Meal: Grilled Asian Flank Steak with Sweet Ginger Slaw

First off, this was amazingly good. I mean I expected it to be tasty but it totally and completely surpassed my expectations. Especially the slaw. And it is finally almost Summer here in Portland. Woo! Hey -- I just realized that while I halved the steak and the slaw portions below, I made a full …

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June 12, 2008

Asparagus & Chicken Sausage Lasagna

So, if I post this today, maybe there will be an asparagus recall tomorrow? Originally, this was just an asparagus lasagna but i had some chicken sausage to add to it. Thus, making it Asparagus & Chicken Sausage Lasagna. There was also, in the original, heavy cream that was whipped and spread on the top …

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