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Gnocchi with cut herb pesto
Give pasta a break and have a gnocchi dinner or side dish. Gnocchis are dumplings made from potato and semolina flour. Cook 1 or 2 packs of gnocchi depending on whether you plan to eat this meal as a side dish or main entree with salad. Make extra if you … Continue reading
Posted in Dinners in 30 min or less
Tagged dinner, Dinner in 30 min, fast dinner, gnocchi, healthy food blog, pesto, recipes, side dish
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Japanese chicken with wasabi & avocado
In our home we call this dish Tamami’s chicken. Tamami is a beautiful Japanese woman, who married into our family years ago. She once told me about this dish. Now I make it (almost) every time, I have some white wine chilling … Continue reading
Salmon spinach lasagne with citrus cream
I love lasagne and I love salmon. I think salmon is a perfect match with spinach. And spinach goes well with pasta. Lemon is always good when heavy cream is involved. Those were some of the thoughts that were rummaging through my head … Continue reading
Spicy shrimp tacos with avocado cucumber salsa
When we eat at our local Islands Burgers, I always end up ordering a fish taco with cabbage. This is very out of habit for me, because I usually order something new, something I have never or would never cook at home. This is the … Continue reading
Popovers
When I worked at the Rotunda in San Francisco, they served these huge warm popovers with strawberry butter. You know, instead of the usual bread. They had a full time guy in the kitchen, all he did was bake popovers. … Continue reading
Posted in Breads & crackers
Tagged dinner, healthy food blog, popovers, quick bread, recipes
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White fish with asparagus, shallots & lemon
I really liked the side dish with asparagus, shallots & herbes de Provence that I posted yesterday. So much in fact that I made it again today. But this time I put it on top of white fish. I used tilapia, but would suggest a bigger, … Continue reading
Posted in Dinners in 30 min or less, From the sea
Tagged asparagus, dinner, Dinner in 30 min, fish, fisk med asparges, fisk med citron, healthy food blog, recipes, white fish
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Mac ‘n’ cheese de luxe
I have been a fan of Jamie Oliver ever since The Naked Chef aired over a decade ago. He keeps impressing me with his simple approach to food and I am amazed with what he has accomplished with regards to bringing fresh-cooked food into all the … Continue reading
Posted in Rice, grains & pasta, Veggies only
Tagged dinner, fresh herbs, healthy food blog, mac & cheese, pasta, recipes, tomato, vegetarian
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Cold spinach salad with warm eggplant
Spinach is on my list of things to eat often, simply because it is tasty, versatile and really good for you. Here is a version with fresh spinach and cooked eggplant. The eggplant is cooked with parsley, lemon, garlic and … Continue reading
Posted in Salads & sides
Tagged dinner, eggplant, garbanzo beans, healthy food blog, recipes, side dish, spinach, spinatsalat, vegetarian
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Red lentil soup with spinach
This is quick comfort food. Prep time for this meal is 5 minutes. Seriously. My friend Angela told me about this yummy, thick lentil soup. It pretty much takes care of itself. I love that kind of food on … Continue reading
