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Summertime Pasta Salad

June 3, 2011

Call me old-fashioned but I just love a good old pasta salad. One that is loaded with fresh veggies and coated with a rich, tangy dressing. Oh, yeah. That’s right, I’m bringing back the centerpiece of every 1980′s cookout. I’m making it my mission to revive the lowly pasta salad. Just ask BeeBop. We’ve had [...]

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Caesar Salad Pizza

October 26, 2010

There used to be a little restaurant down in Albany, Georgia, called Leslie’s. It was tucked into a quaint shopping area surrounded by unique stores, interior designers, and an upscale produce market. It was one of those places frequented by both the “ladies who lunch” and professional women from the surrounding area. Most any week day Leslie’s [...]

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Potato Salad

July 17, 2009

I wonder how many recipes there are for potato salad. Hundreds? Maybe thousands? At least. It seems that every culture, every country, every cuisine has some sort of salad, hot or cold, based on potatoes. And, of course, every cook puts his or her special touch on the recipe. That’s what I’ve done with this [...]

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Orange-Rosemary Grilled Chicken

June 25, 2009

“Summer time and the living is easy.” Really? Easy, maybe; HOT, yes! Today was the tenth day in a row with high temperatures above 90 degrees and humidity to match. But that’s really just typical for the deep south at this time of year. Hot and humid. So humid that there’s a hazy look in [...]

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Fresh Salad Greens with Classic Vinaigrette

April 22, 2009

Today was an absolutely beautiful spring day here in north Georgia. So beautiful, in fact, that I could not resist spending part of my lunch hour outside on the deck…a wonderful benefit of working from home. On my way out the door I picked up my kitchen shears and a basket and filled it with [...]

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Potato and Green Bean Salad

March 4, 2009

I saw this recipe several weeks ago on The Duo Dishes and have wanted to try it ever since. Of course, since I’m one of those cooks who can’t leave well enough alone, I did a little tweaking as I cooked. All in all it was quite successful. BeeBop liked it, too. He even had seconds :-)

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