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This was a recent side to pork with a maple and balsamic sauce and some creamy polenta. I didn't talk about the carrots in that post because it already had a pork chop recipe and a polenta recipe. Adding carrots just seemed like overkill. Besides, this was they can shine all on their own. I …

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This fun little number packs quite a punch. The ginger is spicy and the vodka is...well...vodka. In my version, I used vanilla vodka, as that's all I had on hand, but citron (or any other variety) would probably work just fine too. Before you can have a drink, you need to first make a ginger-lemon …

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Recently, I was very much in the mood for Greek food. During this time, I stopped at Trader Joe's and found some lamb loin chops and got them for dinner. Took them home and had a feast. We bought hummus (although it's very easy to make some) and some flat bread and had the lamb …

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Yesterday, I got a new kitchen toy! It's beauuuuutiful! I love the lime green, the promised "ice crushing power" and the heavy, heavy base. My other blender was many years old and the motor was starting to blow. Hello, Amazon! Oh, look. I'm not the only one in the house who is anxious to try …

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