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Pumpkin Turkey Lasagna {It’s not about the meal…}

pumpkin lasagna

I started it. And for a short time, I was “religious” about it. I did it maybe two dozen times. But as time went on, I got “busy.” Or I “forgot.” The last time was 9 years ago.

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Striped Omelet Recipe

striped omelet

Christmas “traditions” certainly have their seasons. Marriages, divorces, the passage of time {and loved ones} inevitably forces us to change up some, if not all of our perceptions of “the way we do Christmas.” I think the best cure for missing those old traditions is to start new ones.

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Green Quinoa with Pepitos

Green Quinoa with Pepitos

Few foods are as polarizing as cilantro.  There is no middle ground here.  Ask a group of people if they like cilantro and one half will say they LOVE it, the other will say they HATE it. No “take-it-or-leave-it” attitudes on this one…

Me?  Love it.  Bring it on.  A cilantro candle?  Sure!

Cilantro bath salts?  You mean I can soak in it?  YES!

Cilantro on my toast?  Please and THANK YOU!

Husband?  Hates it.  Thinks it tastes like dirt.  Or soap.

When asked if she’d eat it, Julia Child said “Never! I would pick it out if I saw it and throw it on the floor.”

One friend said it tastes like a penny.  Another added “a bad penny at that.”  (Is there a “good” penny taste!?).  Another said it tastes like perfume…  There’s even an “I Hate Cilantro” Facebook group, with the motto “Cilantro is disgusting and ruins everything.”  There are currently 2,990 members.  What an angry lot!

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Grilled Apple Sandwich with Spinach, Havarti & Pesto

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One of the joys of working from my home office is that I have easy access to my kitchen whenever the mood strikes.  And it strikes often.

I’ve been struggling trying to learn more about this whole blog-thing and how to make things look like I want them to. {You’ll see that my “Favorite Things” section is labeled as “Coming Soon.”  In the spirit of truth-in-advertising the label SHOULD say: “I have no idea what I’m doing, but as soon as I figure out how to write CSS and HTML , we’ll get some cool stuff posted here.”}

In the midst of some technical difficulties, I figured lunch would help. Continue Reading →