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This salad is so yummy and healthy!! Wheatberry salad is one of my favorite multipurpose dishes. You can serve for breakfast with fr...

Paccheri are very large tubes. In fact, they are so large that they collapse when cooked, trapping inside them whatever they have...

  Roasted Tomato Butter with Fresh Thyme My neighbor and I both, have lot's of tomatoes on th...

O ne of the great things about the summer is the availability of local produce, that I have talked about in many of my blogs...

  Delicious hamburger's with "Hatch chile spiked aoli", "Chorizo stuffed Hatch peppers" and Billy's fav...

Quesadillas are one of my families favorite appetizer's or lunch time meals. I can totally see why, the cheesy, crunchy, melt-i...

One of my favorite things about the cuisine in the Pacific Northwest is Manilla clams.....everyone who knows me, knows I love Manilla ...

Sometimes it’s just easier to grab a puff pastry from the store and put something on a top of it. It’s fast, you don’t have to make dou...

  M emorial Day holiday weekend is here! Have you decided who you will be celebrating with? Have you decided what you'll be eating? Whet...

Tink's Baby Madison shower- Part III If you are hosting a baby shower sometime in the future, you may be thinking about cute...

Start Mom off with this elegant appetizer for her brunch on  Mothers Day ! Show Mom you ap preciate her with breakfast in bed! W hile ...

  This tomato and cheese tart was incredibly simple to make, and it tasted so fresh! When I first told Wee Bear I was making a tomato t...

I had the rare opportunity, to attend this exclusive lunch class with Executive Chef Michael Stebner, who co-created (with Dr. Andre...

The ultimate post holiday party is about to happen ! Superbowl Sunday  is almost here!! It happens once in a blue moon, but the Supe...

This is going to be a simple blog with a simple recipe but bear with me, I’m going somewhere with this. Sort of....... A couple of yea...

Tonight we toast! Cheers to the New Year 2013, with good friends and family! Here's to the start of something new and special! Fo r t...

Our "Ugly Holiday Sweater Party was a huge success on Saturday! Everyone seemed to have a favorite part of the food served, but ...

 Preparations for the "Ugly Holiday Sweater Party" are in full swing. Both nuts that I will serve are done! These are quick, y...

  Thanksgiving is upon us and some of you may be panicking about everything that has to get done. I know, I’ve been there. I am notor...