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Savory Chicken Tagine with Dried Fruits and Baby Artichokes
August 2021
Fruit in a savory dish? Generally, I am not a fan. Fresh strawberries or raspberry vinegar in my salad? Not so much. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, but sometimes I wonder where or how my food preferences originated.
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Easy Thai
June 2021
Exploring ethnic cuisine can be tricky, especially if it entails using unfamiliar ingredients. Thai cuisine is a perfect example because its complex flavors are, in part, attributable to components that are not a part of mainstream American pantries.

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Simple Salmon Salad
May 2021
The greatest treasures of the sea are not buried. Some of Mother Nature's unrivaled riches are cloistered in frosty ocean waters; plump and glistening salmon, mackerel, and herring.
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Yucatan Time
April 2021
My husband and I took our first cruise together early last year, before the pandemic ended all travel plans. We chose to visit the Yucatan Peninsula, with stops in Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico.

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La Minestra – Soup’s On!
March 2021
La zuppa, il brodo, la minestra – there are lots of ways to say soup in Italian.
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Tropical Travel
February 2021
The prospect of travel is on the horizon again and I, like millions of others, cannot wait.
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Curry Time
January 2021
As a chef and dietitian, I am always asked about healthy cooking tips, especially as they relate to weight loss.
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Kumquat Marmalade
December 2020
With the holidays almost here, I decided to start brainstorming what sort of edible gifts I will make this year.
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Fresh Strawberry Daiquiri
November 2020
Who says an occasional cocktail isn't healthy? Not me! The first I heard this news was in 1991 when Morley Safer unveiled the "French Paradox"...
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