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Author Archives: cuocaciccia
Chocolate Cookies with Cacao Nibs and Milk Chocolate Chunks
May I confess something? Ok, a couple of confessions? First off, I am not going to attempt a lame sort of explanation of where I have been. If you know me, you are probably familiar with all of the reasons, … Continue reading
Asian Carrot Dressing or My Latest Salad Crush
I want to share a recipe with you that has been dazzling my taste buds for a couple of weeks now. For lack of a better name, we call this Asian Carrot Salad simply for its having similar flavor profile … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day Treat: How to make a phenomenal savory tart or sweet galette
I have been meaning to share a fantastic tart/crust/pastry technique with you for a long while, but due to problems with the new camera that we inherited, have not gotten around to actually photographing it. This would make a great … Continue reading
Posted in Chard, Dinner, Lunch, Rustic Fruit Desserts, Savory Tarts, Whole Grains
Tagged best galette dough, best technique for tart dough, Couve Tronchuda recipe, creme fraiche homemade how to use, Savory Swiss Chard Tart, Sunchoke Chard Recipe, Sunchoke recipe, technique for tart crust, Valentine Day Galette
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Winter Garden Soup (Kale, potato, bean, and lemon)
Hey there Friends. Let’s just pretend that months and months have not elapsed since the last time I posted. We all have that buddy who we see about 1/12 of the time we actually wish we could, right? The best … Continue reading
Oven-Roasted Tomatoes with olive oil and salt
My friends, we have gotten way too extreme over here. I’m talking two months or so of homemade wild yeast starter breads. This has consumed the spare 4 and a half minutes that I used to dedicate to photographing for … Continue reading
The Gateway Dressing
Purslane salad with salted almonds and honey dressing I love salads. Almost every day as I water the newest seedlings in my garden and tend to the older plants, I raid our wild arugula patch for a handful of fiery … Continue reading
Posted in Almonds, Inept-but-Earnest Cook's Night, Nuts, Salad, Uncategorized, Vegan
Tagged fried almond salad, honey salad dressing, how to get kids to eat salad, how to get kids to eat salad recipe, Purslane salad recipe, purslane salad with almonds, purslane salad with almonds and honey
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Peach-Strawberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cobbler
Where have I been? For at least two months I attempt to answer this question, fill you in on my calamities, felicities, and all the news in between and I realize I am completely stymied. Therefore, I have decided that … Continue reading
When Your Five-Year Old Renounces Meat or Spicy Swiss Chard Pasta with Poor Man’s Cheese
I often post my newest recipes or the things I am most recently excited about here and forget that some of my easiest and humblest recipes might also be useful to many of you, as my youngest sister reminds me. … Continue reading
Brown Butter Belgian Waffles
While I have been near the end of my third trimester twice prior, I nonetheless remain baffled by the lethargy and physical, um…difficulties of pregnancy. Typically I thrive on having too much to do in too little time. Throw in … Continue reading
White Chocolate Chunk Pistachio Cookies: My Favorite “Chocolate” Chip Cookies
Everyone has a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. If you do not have anything else in your recipe box, I am willing to bet that at some point you acquired a recipe for chocolate chip cookies. If you feel up … Continue reading
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