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Dry January & Clean Eaating
During Dry January, you may also want to simplify your eating by trying some of my RESET recipes. Nutrion-forward, easy to prepare, they also keep well for a few day. Use the leftovers as a side dish to a simply prepared protein or as a healthy snack. You’re welcome. (Wink.) How about a salad that’s
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Raising Spirits in the New Year
During the holidays we splurge, we go all out, we eat and drink and celebrate. We go the extra mile, and allow ourselves all of the seasonal indulgences. My Dewey and I certainly had our share of socializing, splurging and indulging. At an intimate gathering of friends that we hosted before Christmas, we had a
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My Perfect Thanksgiving
Is it possible? Is there such a thing? A perfect Thanksgiving? I’m not sure that it is possible, but this is who would be at this assembly of love and some of the dishes that I would prepare or request. The people around the table would be a mix of family–stepchildren and their families, my
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Have a Healthy Thanksgiving
I know! I hear you. Thanksgiving is for eating all of the “brown” food, and for enjoying all the gooey, sweet and sticky with abandon…and then taking a nap while pretending to watch football. Add a little healthy and healing food to your traditional table. Yes, that’s true, but what if… What if you reduced
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Soups & Stews
GOOD HEAVENS, IT’S COLD, even down here in South Carolina, where I live with my exceptionally sweet partner and spouse, Dewey. We went from temperatures in the low 70s to the 50s. Tonight we bring in Dewey’s lemon tree–it’s going below freezing out there, folks. Brrrrrrr! Time for hearty and comforting soups and stews. Don’t
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Roasted Vegetable Salad
Frozen (or fresh) Brussels sprouts are roasted with cubed butternut squash. Once they cool, I add diced apples, red onion, sliced radicchio and pumpkin seeds. Everything is tossed with my apple cider vinaigrette and there’s your easy weeknight or weekend dinner. Add a roasted chicken, and you have a memorable meal loaded with nutrition. The
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Pumpkins & Spice & Cream & Pralines
An easy-to-assemble and bake pumpkin spice custard topped with a glorious combo of whipped cream and almond pralines. How’s that for a make-ahead dessert to turn you into a dessert celebrity? I developed this recipe last November, typed it up in December and forgot to post it! Today, I present you with the best seasonal
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A Dessert to Make You Cry
That’s right. My recipe for a traditional rice pudding with a Greek twist may actually cause you to cry. It’s another GrecoSoCo recipe–my take on a traditional Southern rice pudding. If you’re in a hurry, here’s the printable recipe, otherwise, scroll down for a teeny touching story. Rice Pudding? Yes, I’ve taken the traditional recipe
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Where’s the Meat?
If you were to scroll through my posts over the years, you’d find meat dishes, but most of my posts and recipes are vegetable-forward. Why is that? Is it because I prefer to post recipes about side dishes? No, that’s not it. I’ll give you the answer, but first, please bear with me as I
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Serendipity
Yes, that’s the word! Serendipity–an unexpected surprise. We’re visiting Dewey’s son, Thomas, in Seattle. Thomas has been a great host. Over the weekend, we visited his favorite spots at Pike Place Market to enjoy samples and small bites, had a fabulous first night dinner of local seafood while enjoying a late afternoon view of Puget
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