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Nutty Swiss Chard Pasta Salad

Summer is THE best time to cook in my mind – the markets are full of fresh produce, half the time you don’t even need to turn on an oven to make a wonderful meal but it’s also a really … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cherry Almond Smoothie

Since lately my lifestyle has been pretty sedentary aside from my weekly physical therapy sessions (still waiting for that bum ankle to heal…), I opted out of chocolate cakes/brownies/souffles/molten lava cake and attempted to make something on the healthy-yet-still-delicious side. … Continue reading

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A Tale of 2 Holiday Barks…

This holly, jolly time of year brings a vast laundry list of things “to do” — busy gals like us find ourselves elfing around until the very last minute…That’s where bark comes in.  It is as simple as melting chocolate … Continue reading

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Granola

The seasons they are a-changin’. Since I spent all summer embodying Jabba the Hutt, it is now time to get to the gym and lay off the butter. Or maybe just get to the gym… But whatever. So, to kickstart … Continue reading

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Peach Almond Smoothie

This morning has been really wonderful. I woke up early, ran a couple of miles in Battery Park, grabbed an iced coffee on my way to the farmers’ market by Bowling Green and bought 4 peaches — two white, and two yellow. Unfortunately the … Continue reading

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White Gazpacho

Garlic is one of my favorite ingredients – does anything smell better than garlic sauteing in butter? I decided to create an old favorite for this post – white gazpacho. My grandmother almost always has a pitcher of this in … Continue reading

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