Fruit Salads

Bacon and Caramelized Onion Tart and the Best of 2011

Hello and goodbye. That time of year when we look at the past 12 months and search for accomplishments and meaning and face toward the new year with both anticipation and maybe some trepidation. Did we accomplish all we wanted to; did we grow, provide, serve enough? Will we make changes to how we manage [...]

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Snowmass Culinary and Arts Festival – Snowmass, CO July 21-23, 2011

I might have screamed out loud mentioned that I will be going to the Snowmass Culinary and Arts Festival next weekend. Geographically near the more well known Aspen Food and Wine Classic that is held earlier in the summer, it is an event that is coming into it’s own. The event is held in Snowmass [...]

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Goat Cheese Salad with Raspberry Dressing

There is no irony that I should be party to a Goat Challenge one day and then be dying for this salad the next. It’s been on my mind for awhile and then the purchase of an abundance of raspberries sealed the deal. I knew that I would be making this dressing with half of [...]

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Pear, Walnut and Bleu Cheese Salad with Maple Dijon Dressing from Nordstrom’s Cafe

I first posted this recipe almost 2 years ago, when I was using a camera on the verge of dying and when I had to use pecans in lieu of my beloved walnuts. So it seemed appropriate when I made it again this past week that I do a re-posting. I absolutely love the pear [...]

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Happy New Year and our Most Popular Posts of 2010!

The last day of the year, 2010. It’s been one heck of a year. For me, too much of it spent rehabilitating from the most serious injury I’ve ever had but thankful that it’s getting better, that my family is healthy and that I’ve been able to stay in touch with the ‘outside’ world through [...]

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Here’s to a Healthy New Year and a Different Kind of Cleanse!

Breakfast, Day 2: Warm and Nutty Quinoa from 101Cookbooks.com Although the word cleanse can leave most of us lacking (or even frightened!) in terms of being excited about the possibility, when I saw Bon Appetit tweet yesterday (@bonappetitmag) about a food lovers cleanse, I was intrigued enough to at least click the link and check [...]

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Curried Chicken Salad with Dried Cranberries and Toasted Walnuts

I first had this Curried Chicken Salad at a networking event I attended a couple of years ago. It was so good, everyone wanted the recipe and now it’s a favorite to use for leftover chicken. I modified the original a bit with the addition of some dried cranberries and toasted nuts; they added some [...]

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Roasted Chicken on Spinach with Strawberries, Caramelized Pecans and Balsamic Dressing

I remember as a young girl the adventure of picking strawberries from a patch the neighbors had growing in their yard; it was small, so was I and the haul was miniscule too but it was one of the highlights of spring for me.

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St. Supéry Endive, Pear & Goat Cheese Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

I love the wines from St. Supéry. I’ve been the lucky recipient of some of their wines and love the experience of tasting the wine with one of their own recipes.

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