Category Archives: vegetarian

Salad Pizza

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Liza M.

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. And what I mean by that non-sequitur is when your father hands you a bag of greens from his organic garden, make salad pizza. The lemon thing just sounds a little more charming. … Continue reading →

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Green Chile Breakfast Casserole

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Liza M.

Should you find yourself in Santa Fe anytime soon, and please do, you and yours will not be at all disappointed to feast on the simple and hearty fare called Green Chile Breakfast Casserole.  Of course, you would have to have … Continue reading →

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Whole Wheat Pasta with Caramelized Onions and Kale

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Liza M.

If last week’s Daube Provençal was a comforting and multi-stepped (but totally worth it) labor of love, let this week’s post serve as its complete, though no less delicious, antithesis. It’s vegetarian, so counteracts any meat-eating guilt (I am my … Continue reading →

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Classic Pesto with Grilled Bread

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Liza M.

Something about starting the school year gives me a distinct and unquenchable desire to take a vacation.  It must have something to do with the impending loss of freedom and gain of anxiety (not to mention those cruel early morning … Continue reading →

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Pissaladière

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Liza M.

Unlike those three gents outside who installed my new gutters in under three hours, I have accomplished very little today. See? Gutters. Fascinating. So, there’s a closet to be organized, a bathroom to be cleaned and a book to be … Continue reading →

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Crispy Quinoa Salad

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Liza M.

Once in a while, a feared kitchen disaster actually turns out to be a happy accident.  This is what occurred when I decided to make a post-cinco-de-mayo-party-fridge-freezer-clean-out-meal for my dad. He’s worth it. He arrived later in the day, garden … Continue reading →

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Carrot Coriander Soup

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Liza M.

For me, there’s Irish food and then there’s Irish food.  You know the usuals: Irish stew, fish n’ chips, corned beef and cabbage (actually more Irish-American than Irish), maybe Shepard’s Pie.  There are plenty more, lesser known on this side of … Continue reading →

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Kale Salad

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Liza M.

I’ve been trying to come up with a way to get back to this blog without explaining, because I’m sure it would bore you to tears, my absence.  The only inspiration I can come up with lately involves the food … Continue reading →

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Classic Sweet Potato Casserole

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Liza M.

Ah, tradition.  I am firm believer.  For the past fifteen years, I have been fortunate enough to spend the Thanksgiving holiday in one of the prettiest towns in the north, with my favorite people on Earth, chez ma tante et … Continue reading →

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Caramelized Onion-Shallot Dip and Rosemary-Pecan Goat Cheese

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Liza M.

Among all the fall splendor of late, there’s been plenty of cooking and recipe testing chez moi.  I’ve got posts backed up to kingdom come and barely know where to begin.  But I’ll try. There was a trip to the … Continue reading →

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