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Chilled Lemon Shrimp Pasta Salad

Leo | June 9, 2008

Admiral Nelson soaks up the cool, sweet A/C while Leo cooksIf your place is like mine, it’s oppressively hot in the summer, even with the air conditioning running. So the last thing you want to do is add more heat by cooking. Still, unless you want to subsist on a steady diet of deli meats and fast food all summer, you’re going to have to turn that stove on some time. Although, now that I think about it, eating more fast food would give me an excuse to loiter and soak up that sweet, cool, air-conditioned atmosphere… Ah, who am I kidding? They all kick you out after the first couple of hours anyway.

The key to summer cooking is to cook for as short as possible, do it as early in the day as possible, then forget about it and spend the rest of the day competing with the dog for the primo spot on the sofa right next to the A/C vent. This recipe fits the bill. To its advantage, it happens to be quite tasty too and literally takes under a half hour to make (including the time it takes the water to come to a boil). Now move over dog, it’s my turn! Read the rest of this entry »

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Spaghetti with Spinach Sauce

Catherine | March 18, 2008

This is a great recipe which my mom made a lot when I was growing up. Besides combining spinach and tons of olive oil - two things of which I very much approve - this recipe is almost foolproof (and I should know) and has the added bonus of being quick. Anyone with kids can appreciate this combination. Anyone with kids who eat spinach, that is. Alas, I do not belong to that happy group. But I still make this recipe and the little buggers can have their spaghetti with butter. Read the rest of this entry »

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East Meets West Chicken

Leo | March 3, 2008

As happens all too frequently we found ourselves in a crunch for time so we needed something super-quick for dinner. Since Catherine had to make the trip to Ossian and back (and she didn’t even bring me anything from Heyerly Bakery) it was up to me to figure out something. Ah, a chance to experiment and not get in trouble for it! And a handy opportunity to get rid of some of those old chicken breasts in the freezer. So today’s recipe is a little bit Mediterranean and a little bit Asian… East meets West! Read the rest of this entry »

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chicken, fusion, marinade, quick and easy, red wine vinegar, teriyaki sauce
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