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Summer’s bounty as a Mediterranean and quinoa salad
The other night was a warm one (I know, it’s Summer and it’s supposed to be warm). Well in our little hometown, we’re usually blanketed in coastal fog June through August which makes it super chilly and wet. So given the rarity (and desire not to “cook”), our family celebrated the Summer’s bounty with a…
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I’m back and with fried food
I took some time off to unplug and enjoy friends and family and the river and woods. In fact, there really was no signal. Even though I planned to bring back some photos of the scrumptious bits consumed during our camping trip, I never pulled out my phone. And therefore never took any pictures. I’ll…
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Meat sneaks into my salad
I love salads garnished with meat for dinner. Some favs include salmon salad, thai beef salad, vietnamese salad (that one comes with egg rolls too – so of course it’s scrumptious), nicoise salad…I could go on. And I will in other posts when I throw these together and finally take a photo of them. Today’s…
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Juice – not very scrumptious
This is the reason for my absence from posting recently. I’ve embarked on the juice cleanse bandwagon. My Facebook feed was taunting me with news from quite a few of my friends who were taking the challenge. So, I thought why not. I’ve never tried a cleanse before and this one seemed the most approachable…
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Picnic Dinners
Sometimes, picnic dinners are the best. Whether the baby took longer than expected to go to sleep, there was traffic getting home and it’s now 7:30, it’s too hot outside to turn on the stove (that would be nice), or you just don’t have the motivation to cook, a hodge podge of condiments, cheeses, meats…
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Leftovers reincarnated into Sonoma Browns
New potatoes* are everywhere in HMB right now and they’re delicious. Since they don’t take as long to cook, adding them to a weeknight meal means dinner can still be ready in 30 mins. But this post isn’t about new potatoes, it’s about what the hubby inspired for breakfast the next day: A rendition of…
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Brined chops and breaking in the Weber
We bit the bullet and caught up with the Jones’. We are now proud owners of a shiny, new Weber Genisis 310. She’s a beaut. There are so many great things about getting the grill including cooking outside, no stinky smoke inside, Chris is cooking now!, and lots more. But the best thing about the…
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Chocolate – makes a good day great
No recipe today. Just a reminder to stop what you’re doing and go enjoy some chocolate today. I don’t mean pop a piece of Hershey’s while whittling away at your inbox. I mean grab some chocolate (your fav or whatever is around), go outside, sit down, take a deep breath, and then take a small…
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Yaprakia
Holy crap, it’s June! Every Summer, I start to get nostalgic for Christmas. I’m not sure what it is. Maybe it’s the 6 month mark. Maybe it’s missing family. Whatever the trigger, June for me comes with Christmas food cravings and the start of Christmas carols sneaking into my humming patterns. To satiate my Christmas…
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Accoutrements
I love food accoutrements especially the raw veggies, sauces, fresh herbs and lime that come with soups like Posole and Pho. The smell alone makes me swoon – cilantro, lime, jalapenos – but then to be able to add the various items according to my likes and then make a perfect bowl of comforting soup,…
Scrumptious Bits
all things scrumptious
Scrumptious Bits 