AT THE WATER’S EDGE:
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
recipes
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Spinach Dip Wonton Appetizer
As I was making up a list of things I wanted to make for this year’s Halloween party, I though about making these mini quiches that I made last year. They were a lot of work, though. One of my friends recommended a similar appetizer, but made with wonton wrappers. What a great idea! I…
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Fall Gardening & Yellow Salsa
My best Brandywine tomato of the year – just harvested! Now that it’s fall, I feel like my garden should be winding down; but, in fact, I have quite a bit still coming in. In part, this is due to the fact that my tomatoes did not begin to ripen until very late in the…
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Mayo-Free Chicken Salad
I had chicken salad at a friend’s house a while back. I normally don’t eat chicken salad, because it’s typically slathered in mayonnaise, which I despise. The recipe my friend made didn’t have a strong mayo taste, and it was actually really good! I decided that I should try making it sometime, but I would…
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Turkey Pasta Skillet
I made up a new recipe tonight. I think it was loosely based on a couple of recipes I’d heard of from friends and family. Mostly, I was looking for a way to use up some ground turkey meat that I had in the refrigerator. I ended up mixing it with bow tie pasta and…
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Bruschetta Salad
Tom has been on a bit of a health kick recently, and he has told me that he wants to start eating more healthfully. Since I am usually the one cooking dinner, that meant I had to think through my usual menus and try to cut out some of the recipes that call for a…
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Eggplant Parmesan & Cherry Margaritas
I decided to be brave tonight and try something new for dinner: Eggplant Parmesan. Some friends of ours made it for us not too long ago (although, a vegan version), and it was actually quite good. I wasn’t sure that I had ever actually had eggplant before. For whatever reason, it just always sounded like…
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Cooking with Cherries
This past weekend, I got the chance to reconnect with an old friend of mine — we were best friends when I was in elementary school, living in Texas, but it had been about 10 years since we last saw each other. She and her husband (who I’d never met) came over for dinner this…
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Blueberry Pie
Summer is in full swing, and you know what that means: it’s berry season! I’ve actually made it to the farmer’s market the past couple of weeks, and they just started offering blueberries there. We had some friends coming over this past weekend and I wanted to make a fun summery dessert, and I thought…
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
It is now mid-April — well into spring. Yet, all week we have dealt with cold 30-40 degree weather and rain. It’s been dreary, to say the least, and I’ve been more than a bit cranky as I wonder aloud why spring has not yet arrived. I was trying to decide what to make for…
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Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts
I couldn’t remember what I had planned to make for dinner tonight. I thought about it briefly while I was at work, but by the time I got home, I still had no idea what I had meant to make or what I was going to do. I just went grocery shopping yesterday, so I…
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