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Charred Peppers, Chorizo and Quinoa Salad

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The best part of summer is that I get to experiment with fresh produce from the farmer’s market. Yesterday I had bought quite a haul from the downtown Bethesda Farmers’ Market. I had an assortment of multicolored hot and sweet peppers, a lot of multicolored cherry and grape tomatoes and a large chorizo sausage made by a local Amish...
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Italian Sausage, Beans and Vegetable Soup

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Readers who are regulars on my site might have noticed that I’ve been a bit absent lately. It’s not that I haven’t been cooking, it’s just that I haven’t been well (down with bad asthma and borderline pneumonia) and so I just haven’t had the energy or will to take pictures, edit them, write the recipes down and then...
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Lentil and Rice Pilaf

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Recently I watched Anthony Bourdain’s episode “No Reservations” shot in Cairo and where he ate the ubiquitous Egyptian vegetarian dish called Koshary. This is an old program of his and shot during the days when he still had his edge and sarcasm at its sharpest. Anyway, the show jogged my memory about the time I spent in Cairo almost...
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Leftover Turkey Soup

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As most Americans, I had a ton of turkey leftover from Thanksgiving. I made sandwiches with it the day after Thanksgiving, I made stock from the bones and I gave lots of it to my three dogs (for them it was like winning the Megamillions Powerball Lottery) but I was still left with lots of good turkey meat.  I...
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Mediterranean Swordfish Pasta

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After all the elaborate multi-course meals I made and ate during the Thanksgiving break, I am back to making one dish meals.  The kids are back at college and all the guests have left and now I have the luxury to just relax and not stress over what to make for each meal (at least until the Christmas break...
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