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Pasta with Fresh Spinach, Tomatoes and Roasted Garlic

It’s hard to believe, but it’s already been a month since my last Secret Recipe Club post and I won’t deny; getting this assignment completed on time was difficult. Just a very long, emotional week for many of us who know or know of Jennifer Perillo. If you aren’t aware of the tragedy that befell [...]

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Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup with Garlic Croutons

We all have those moments I’m assuming when it’s time to eat, we’ve had a crazy busy day and our resources are just drained. That was me the other day and seems was true of some of my tweeps on Twitter so several decided it was time for pizza. I love great pizza but was [...]

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Avocado, Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Pasta Salad with Pine Nuts

I love Insalata Caprese; a simple and classic Italian salad of fresh ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil. This salad is a take on that classic with the addition of pasta, avocado, a balsamic vinaigrette and toasted pine nuts. You could make this salad year round; but to really enjoy and love it [...]

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Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad with Chipotle Buttermilk Dressing

I do get a kick out of a site called Food Network Humor and though I laugh at some of the outrageous pieces on many of the hosts and other snafus, I sometimes wonder about their level of scorn for Bobby Flay. Now, I don’t know Mr. Flay and have no personal knowledge of his [...]

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Bacon and Tomato Pasta

The truth is, I wanted to make a Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich. I don’t always have bacon in the fridge, but did now and with some great tomatoes on the windowsill decided a BLT would be good…and quick! So, got the bacon going on the stove and before slicing some fresh tomatoes decide to [...]

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The Best Guacamole

I was talking to my daughter the other day about the first time I was offered guacamole and how I snubbed my nose at it. My mother had just traveled from St. Louis to Austin with our neighbor, Dr. Pat, who was from there. They had a great time and my completely midwestern mother even [...]

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Shrimp Scampi

Tyler Florence’ second #Twtlish class; maybe I should rethink my intent here; so far have sort of made the suggested recipe, always opting for something a bit different using ingredients I have on hand! Ingredients 2 lb linguini, fresh (or dried) 2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined 4 tablespoons butter 1 cup all purpose flour, [...]

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Bacon and Tomato Guacamole

I love avocado. I like it sliced in salads, love it in my recipe for Avocado Pasta with Mozzarella and Tomatoes and this take on the traditional side for chips with a touch of bacon is fabulous. Ingredients 5-6 strip(s) bacon (regular or smoked) cooked til crisp 3 large ripe avocados 2-3 canned chipotle chilis [...]

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Hot Artichoke Dip

Simple and simply divine! 1 can artichoke hearts, drained, chopped 1 cup parmesan cheese 1 cup mayonnaise chopped tomato sliced green onions Mix all ingredients except tomatoes and onions. Spoon into quiche dish or pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes sor until lightly browned. Sprinkle with tomatoes and onions, if [...]

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