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Archive for March, 2008

Easter Egg Brunch

Among the many recipes passed down to me from my grandmothers, this is one of the best. It is a very simple meal, but something we always look forward to when Easter comes around.  
As a girl, I grew up on a small island in Northwest Washington. Every year there was an Easter egg hunt at [...]

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Mexican Corn Soup

When I was in culinary school, I had an instructor who was absolutely genius when it came to making soup! I always use his recipes when I want to make a killer soup. Certainly the most popular has been Cream of Jalapeno Soup…but that recipe shall remain a proprietary blend, for now at least!

The [...]

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The Granola Days

Quote of the day: “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water”

I remember the days, as if they were yesterday, when my sisters and I spent the morning hours of the day working through school at the dining room table. I loved being homeschooled. We thought we were special, and we knew [...]

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Available or Affordable?

These days most great cooks and so-called “chefs” talk about eating seasonally and absolutely fresh. What a great idea! Nothing tastes better than a carrot just pulled and rinsed, or a tomato ripened in the warm summer sun. But let’s be honest. It’s not really practical to think you can eat like that all year [...]

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Thoughts on food

This new blog will be updated with my newest ideas and thoughts on making food. I am a culinary arts graduate who aspires to be a chef, business owner, Registered Dietician, author of a cookbook, among many other things.
Most of us can’t go more than a few hours without nourishment of some sort. At school I [...]

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