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Southwestern Succotash

by Nancy on February 18, 2013

It’s no coincidence that February is Heart Health Month.. after all what better month to think about heart health than February  when we celebrate St. Valentines Day – a day dedicated to affairs of the ...

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Roasted Red Pepper and Hummus Soup

by Nancy on January 28, 2013

To say that the year has gotten off to a crazy start would be an understatement. 3 trips in 3 weeks plus a complete re write of the curriculum for the class I am teaching ...

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Rice with Caramelized onions and Lentils

by Nancy on January 10, 2013

Oh, baby it’s cold outside!” Ok, so it’s in the low 50′s which I know  for some of you is considered “shorts weather” but for us “hot house flowers” here in Southern California that is ...

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Quick and Easy Cassoulet Dinner

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by Nancy on November 27, 2012

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and have recovered! Between Thanksgiving and my son’s birthday, I think I have finally emerged from the food coma I was in and am ready and raring ...

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Sausage Chili Recipe and a Sunday Supper Party

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by Nancy on October 15, 2012

Every year my husband warns me… “remember the first couple of months of fall are going to be crazy”. And every year I say, “yes dear”… conveniently forgetting that he is, more often than not, ...

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Herb Hummus – the perfect recipe

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by Nancy on February 28, 2011

And I don’t say that lightly. I am somewhat of a  hummus officionado, having first tried it years ago in a Vegetarian cooking class and found it’s earthy and slightly tart taste addictive.  I  frequently ...

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White Bean Chowder

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by Nancy on February 15, 2011

We interrupt our normally scheduled programming to bring you “Soup-a-palooza”!!! The brainchild of Kristen at Dine and Dish and Cheryl at Tidy Mom, today is the day we are celebrating soup – and hopefully win ...

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