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Kidney Beans and Pears

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This recipe comes from Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. I made it over the weekend when some friends came over to dinner. I think they and Mike thought I was a little crazy when I told them I was feeding them kidney beans with pears. But they’re good friends, so they tried it [...]

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Roasted Root Vegetables with Horseradish Sauce

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The grocery store had purple potatoes the other day. As you know by now, if there is a food that’s not the “normal” color, I have no choice but to purchase it. This led to a fun incident tonight in which, while Mike is chopping vegetables, I hear a sudden intake of breathe.  I assume [...]

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Blue Cheese Pasta with Pears and Chard

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This dish won’t win any healthy recipe awards, but I’m ok with that. Sometimes a rich creamy pasta is called for when the temperature drops. (Guess I’m trying to fatten up for winter or something.)

6 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
1 cup half and half
2 small Asian pears, chopped
3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
3 cups well-packed torn chard
1 1/2 [...]

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Autumn Salad with Pears, Squash & Kale

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You know it’s fall when the roasted squash recipes appear. I made this a couple weeks ago to bring to a friend’s “Autumn Fest.” Basically, I started with my recipe for roasted squash and pears and added some other ingredients to make a more substantial dish.

2 small delicata squash, cubed
4 anjou pears, cubed
3 small red [...]

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Potato and Spinach Enchiladas

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This is my first time participating in Book of Yum’s Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger Event. I’ve pondered it before, but then never got around to joining. Mike has been nagging me to stop being lazy and just do it.
Then, a couple days ago, I sent Mike the link the Carrie’s website. I was excited about [...]

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Tempeh Spinach Stuffed Peppers

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There we were, shopping for groceries, admiring all the colorful summer produce (at least I was), and there they were, sticking out like a sore thumb: black bell peppers.
Ok, I’ll stop acting like a dork and making up stories out of grocery trips. But they are kinda cool. At least, I’ve never seen or heard [...]

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Basil Fig Pizza

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Hannah and Phoebe over at I Heart Kale posted a recipe about a month ago for basil, fig, caramelized onion pizza. I was intrigued and made a mental note to give it a try.
This past weekend Mike’s mom sent us home with some fresh basil from her garden, and when we went for the “just [...]

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Banana Pizza?

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Note from Kalinda: Mike wanted to borrow the blog to share one of his food creations.
Sometimes, Kalinda decides to make things involving radishes or some such. So I’m forced to fend for myself for dinner. Last time that happened, I made a banana pizza. :)
Working on the premise that any meal can be improved by [...]

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Two Bean Salad?

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I made this last week when we had some friends over for dinner. I liked it enough that I decided to make it again.

3/4 pound green beans
3 1/2 cups cooked cannellini beans
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
zest and juice of 1 lemon
freshly cracked pepper
sea salt

Blanch and shock the green beans. (For reference: Bring a small pot [...]

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Kale Apple Shitake Risotto

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The food blogosphere has been full of spring risotto recipes for weeks now: risotto with ramps, risotto with peas, risotto with asparagus. And they all sound delicious. However, as I pointed out in my previous soup post, it’s hasn’t been that warm around here. I haven’t seen any peas or ramps at the store. Our [...]

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Red Cabbage Stir-Fry

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Tonight we had some cabbage that needed to be used ASAP. On one hand, it’s never fun to have that pressure to use up food–perhaps I shouldn’t say never, some people probably love it. On the other hand it was nice because I could use that as an excuse to get Mike to eat a [...]

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