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Olive Tapenade

June 8, 2012

Provence, France… The very words conjure up visions of rustic farmhouses surrounded by lavender fields, of seemingly endless, sun drenched days spent exploring quaint towns and villages… of lazy afternoons relaxing in one of the ...

4 Minute Brownie Pie

June 5, 2012

I brought back some wonderful “souvenirs” from France – (and yes, all but 4 are food items!!) but I also brought back a not so fun one… the flu followed by a major sinus infection ...

Paris and Provence of my dreams

May 23, 2012

Bonjour!!! Things have been a little quiet here at The Table. As you can see, I’ve been sitting at “another” table – mainly in Paris and Provence for the last couple of weeks. I know, ...

Dole Salad Summit

May 7, 2012

The sea, the sun … and salad! Last week I attended the Dole Salad Summit in beautiful Monterey, California. Along with 19 other fabulous bloggers I spent t 1 1/2 days immersed in a true ...

Avocado, Tomato and Chile Lime Crouton “Salad-Tini”

April 30, 2012

So what do you get when you combine a salad with an appetizer? You get what I call a “Saladtini”!! I know most of us think of salads as pretty much limited to lunch and ...

Marinated Feta

April 25, 2012

“What is your favorite thing to make?” As a personal chef, I get this question quite often and it’s a tough one to answer… because as a obsessive passionate cook, I like to cook just ...

Pickled Celery

April 17, 2012

Sometimes my eyes are bigger than my stomach. Especially when it comes to fresh produce.

Beet Carpaccio

April 10, 2012

If you’ve been reading this blog for a bit, you’ve probably noticed that I don’t use a lot of packaged food. Unlike many people, I am not “anti packaged/processed food” – it definitely has it’s ...

Eggs in Nests

April 4, 2012

If you’ve been out and about the blogsphere recently one thing is pretty clear – this week has pretty much been about eggs. Which isn’t surprising since eggs are synonymous with Easter – candies are ...

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