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Yam Hash Browns and Eggs Breakfast on Salad Greens
The possibilities and inspirations behind the salads I make are near endless. I get so much pleasure from composing a rainbow plate of salad from seemingly random combinations of ingredients. I have a salad almost everyday for lunch and am always bringing out containers of grated carrots and beets, deeply green leaves, pomegranate seeds, pickled…
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Eggplant Parmesan
I’ve been on a bit of a writing hiatus this summer, it’s largely due to technological issues (but a new computer for me!) and a general feeling of malaise that I always experience in summer. It has never been a productive couple of months for me, I spent most of my summer vacation reading in bed…
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Kale and Haloumi Salad
How do you make something tasty for a picnic without actually having gone shopping for the necessary ingredients? The answer is faith in your food pairing instincts and some vague creative idea as to what the finished result will look like. This Kale and Haloumi Salad is just such a happy accident, the kale was…
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Chicken Salad with Shredded Beets and Artichokes and the 100th Post
This entry marks two special occasions: my 100th post on musicwithdinner and the first article I have ever had published in an international magazine. When I first started writing musicwithdinner it was partly an attempt to ground myself in my new environment. I had just moved with my then boyfriend and now husband from London,…
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Gin and Limonata Sangria (or, “The Lela”)
This sangria began as a delicious addition to my bachelorette party last August; a sunset picnic at Kits beach with amazing friends, food, and a rather large collection of champagne. Lela, a great friend and co-worker of mine brought a cold thermos full of gin, San Pellegrino limonata, and unsweetened cranberry juice. As someone who…