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January 15, 2008

Legume Love Affair: Creamy Lima Bean & Tarragon Soup

I came across the Legume Love Affair event and well, I that sounded fun as I love beans too. Around the house, we sing a song called, "Beans, the Man they Call Beans", to the tune of the Jayne's folk hero song on Firefly (Jaynestown episode). There really aren't any lyrics other than the "Beans, …

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January 13, 2008

Brussels Sprouts with Lemon & Pistachios + A Stocking Stuffer Breakfast

This might be my most favorite Brussels sprout recipe of all time. I made this on Friday night to go with some fish (oven roasted cod) and we decided to make more for Sunday night's dinner. Brussels sprouts haters would probably even like this! It looks like a tasty little salad on the plate. Who …

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January 11, 2008

New Project for Me

I had meant to make lima bean soup last night and post about it here, but, yeah, that didn't happen. Don't fear though -- it will next week. So will some fish of some sort. And perhaps even more as my 2008 goal is at least 3 posts per week. This leads me to today's …

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January 8, 2008

Heart Healthy Oatmeal Green Tea Pancakes

The original recipe called for vanilla soy milk. We didn't have any so I used fat-free milk plus some vanilla and a bit of honey. I also messed up the ratio -- I was doing a half recipe and I accidentally did not halve the whole wheat flour, which was actually no problem. The batter …

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January 5, 2008

Thank You, Cow. You Were Delicious!

Resolution #1 -- post more. So, here we go. This was our stay at home, New Year's Eve meal. Yep, instead of going out, we opted to stay in and eat a lot of beef. Mmmmm... I've wanted to make beef wellingtons for quite a while and finally, the time was right. Oh, was it …

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