Category Archives: QUICK MEALS

Summer Squash Pancakes with a Turkish Twist

Over the past couple of weeks, we have had an unprecedented heat wave in the Washington DC Metro area (which has broken all previous records). Last week we were hit by a freak wind and thunderstorm which resulted in the loss of power to over two million households in the region. The Governor of Maryland declared a state of...
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Roasted Acorn Squash Bruschetta

The story is simple – I found a good looking organic Acorn squash at my local Whole Foods store this morning and I bought it without knowing what I was going to do with it. I came home and looked in my pantry to see what I could use as inspiration and I found some dried cherries and decided...
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Spicy Jalapeno and Fruit Salad

I once ate a Peach Jalapeno salad at Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan (http://www.zingermansdeli.com/) and ever since then I have been in love with the combination of fresh fruit with Jalapeno peppers.  Yes, I know it sounds like an odd combination, take my word for it, most kinds of fresh fruit with spicy Jalapeno really well.  I like to...
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Thai Green Curry

A few decades ago there were not that many Thai restaurants in the US and the only Asian food that most Americans were familiar with was Chinese food.  Now it seems like most Americans have not just heard of Thai food but they are quite familiar with what it entails and are quite aware of the intensity of heat...
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