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This was originally an Emeril recipe for duck breast. Duck breast is around $25 a package at Zupans. I have turned this into a chicken breast recipe -- $7 for 3 organic breasts at Trader Joes. If I were rich like Emeril, I would use duck. I also went a little crazy with the rolling …

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This was a very quick, last minute addition to an enchilada dinner not too long ago. I wanted to have black beans but I wanted a little more than just black beans. I surveyed the cabinet, fridge and freeze and came up with this side. The other handy thing about this salad is that it's …

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Indian Summer Thank you, Photoshop Last night, I took our three contenders, Indian Summer, Red Copper and Henna (jwa got the sample finally), laid them out, took pictures and made somewhat-crappy-yet-still-helpful photoshop images showing each floor choice color. Henna The whole look that we are going for is relatively bright and cheery with warm tones. …

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Since I spend so much time cooking and making messes in the kitchen, it's an environment that is very important to me. Since we've moved into the house, I've painted the walls, the cabinets, gotten new hardware for the cabinets and we've replaced the old refrigerator. Now, we are starting to investigate new kitchen floor …

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