Monthly Archives: October 2010

I am back!

We just returned from a 2-week vacation to Europe, and although I don’t have any new recipes at the moment for you, I do have some pictures of some food we ate. Is that weird? I like taking pictures of … Continue reading

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Vegan Chicken-Fried Steak Bites

I happened to watch an episode of the Ellen Degeneres Show recently, and Ellen had her vegan chef on. He made this recipe and it looked so good! I made this last night and was pleasantly surprised. The “steak” bites … Continue reading

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Bowtie Pasta with Vodka Sauce & “Chicken”

Here’s another recipe from the Wegmans Menu magazine. Although I really tweaked it, so I am not even sure it qualifies as the same recipe. I used Morningstar Farms Chik’n Strips in place of the real chicken, so I didn’t … Continue reading

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Pierogi with Sauteed Red Cabbage

I love pierogi, and any recipe I come across that involves pierogi, well, I try to make it! This dish was good, and it got better and better with each bite. I boiled the pierogies, but I think next time … Continue reading

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Penne Rosa al Rosmarino

This recipe, although printed in Everyday with Rachael Ray, is actually from a restaurant called Broders’ Pasta Bar in Minneapolis, MN. I didn’t think the sauce would have enough flavor, since there’s so few ingredients, but sure enough, it was … Continue reading

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Creamy Potato and Asparagus Soup

This soup wasn’t great. The taste was good, but it was the texture that bothered me. It wasn’t creamy. It was very thick and just not very smooth. Maybe if I had used a blender instead of my immersion blender, … Continue reading

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