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Sunday Roast Chicken

It’s been a long weekend. Remodeling bathrooms leading to numerous trips to the hardware store, planning a trip in the near future, weather finally working out to leave windows open. Instead of having something nice and light for a summer afternoon meal, I have a chicken roasting in the oven. Can’t wait for some

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Bacon-Corn Chowder with Shrimp

This is truly a weeknight meal.  The soup came together very quickly.  I added a bit of time purchasing previously frozen shrimp on the shell and cutting my own corn kernels from some farm stand corn.  It was definitely worth it.  This soup is a good starter soup for chowders.  You can take it

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Recipe: Shrimp Pad Thai

I like to make meals during the week that are both flavorful and somewhat health conscious.  This one is no different.  I buy my rice noodles at various grocery stores.  Be sure to get the wider, flat rice noodles…not the wispy rice noodles that look like angel hair pasta when cooked.  Another trick for

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Recipe: Stir-Fried Rice Noodles with Beef and Spinach

Everyone needs a quick pick-me-up meal for a weeknight.  This is definitely one of those.  The ginger, garlic, and Sriracha sauce brighten up this dish.  The steak and shiitake mushrooms are a wonderful combination.  I bought twice as much meat as needed.  The remaining beef is sitting in my freezer, pre-sliced and waiting for

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Recipe: Butter Chicken

Don’t buy a packet version of this dish.  YOU can make it.  I promise you!  The only thing missing in this recipe is the naan bread.  Though naan is very difficult to make authentically in your home kitchen, there are several great recipe sources for do-it-yourself versions.

Cooking Light Naan Recipe

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Recipe: Miso-Glazed Salmon

This is definitely another quick cooking weeknight meal.  My local grocery store didn’t have miso paste.  Be sure not to buy miso soup mixes as the soup is a completely different animal.  We’re just looking for the paste here…which is only one part of a miso soup.  I found a package at Whole Foods. 

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Recipe: Warm Pasta Salad with Shrimp

Great weeknight meal.  The dish would be just as good without one of the proteins.  The combination of the beans and shrimp are excellent…but over the top for those of you cost conscious consumers.  If you like, this dish is easily morphed into other flavor combinations.  I think some fresh oregano or fresh rosemary

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