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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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Tandoori/Grilled Whole Fish

I started this food blog in February of 2012 and a few days after I posted some recipes, I got a very encouraging comment from someone who is the marketing director of a tandoor-making company in the US (www.Homdoor.com).  She really liked my blog and asked me if I would like to contribute a recipe to...
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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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Vegetarian Chili

There are very few things my two kids agree on and food is the one thing they NEVER agree on. So my daughter prefers to eat vegetarian food and my son does not eat anything that doesn’t have some form of a dead animal in it. She loves any kind of dried beans and he has never put a...
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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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