Strawberry Burrata salad with balsamic vinaigrette

  Can you imagine how  devastated I was when I first read the ingredients on my favorite bottle of salad dressing? I felt violated, cheated and confused. Here I was, doing my best to eat as healthy as I possible could, thinking that the salad dressing would not only enhance the flavor of my salad but also…

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May 23, 2016

Root vegetable Salad with strawberry vinaigrette

Believe it or not, the leaves of your root vegetables are indeed edible. Pretty food makes me happy, so whenever I go to the farmer’s market, I’m like a kid in a candy store. I’m gonna buy one or maybe two of everything. Wait. To be completely honest. I buy more like a dozen of everything.…

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May 23, 2016

Duck Egg Frittata with heirloom spinach

The crispy skin of roasted ducks are just heavenly, however, I hadn’t experienced the pleasure of eating duck eggs. After several trips to the farmer’s market things were about to change. The duck eggs kept calling out my name. It’s as if they already knew that I’d never eaten a duck egg in my entire…

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May 14, 2016

Cioppino (Seafood Stew)

Ain’t this a bowl of sunshine? Looking all electric, eclectic and the likes of everything d’luscious! I wasn’t feeling my usual self, but I craved seafood and drove to several different food supply to find the ingredients to satisfy my craving for cioppino (seafood stew).  I needed wild caught shrimp. Lately, I have been struggling…

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May 12, 2016

Shrimp in Roasted Tomato white wine sauce

Shrimp and pasta in roasted tomato white wine sauce topped with grated parmigiano reggiano! Heavenly Father rescue me! This bowl of goodness is driving me insane! Whenever curiosity held it’s head high, my grandma used to say, “Curiosity kill Ms. Thomas puss.”  Even though my curiosity hasn’t and won’t kill me, it sure has transformed…

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May 12, 2016