10/22/13
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Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Homemade Soda & Popcorn

MONDAY Chicken Salad Sandwiches  |  Garlic~Thyme “Mayonnaise”  |  Cranberry~Orange Coolers  |  Truffle~Parmesan Popcorn   Sunday dinners are different.  More often than not, the table is set in the dining room, flowers and candles dress the tabletop, dinner starts a bit earlier and we linger around the table a little longer, savoring a meal as well Continue reading → «Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Homemade Soda & Popcorn»

06/25/13
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Pasta Bolognese & Kale Salad with Garlic-Lemon Vinaigrette

MONDAY Pappardelle with Bolognese Sauce  |  Chopped Kale with a Garlic-Lemon Vinaigrette and Parmesan Cheese  |  Garlic Croutons   “On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.” ― Mark Haddon As I Continue reading → «Pasta Bolognese & Kale Salad with Garlic-Lemon Vinaigrette»

06/14/13
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Salt-Grilled Shrimp & Mixed Greens with a Citrus-Parmesan Vinaigrette

THURSDAY Salt-Grilled Shrimp  |  Mixed Greens with a Citrus-Parmesan Vinaigrette This grilled shrimp dish is served at Michael Mina, San Francisco and it’s appeal, for me, rests in the perfect marriage of sweet, salty & spicy.  I was so happy to see the recipe revealed in the R.S.V.P. section of this month’s Bon Appétit.  It Continue reading → «Salt-Grilled Shrimp & Mixed Greens with a Citrus-Parmesan Vinaigrette»

04/17/13
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Egg Salad Bruschetta & Broiled Grapefruit

WEDNESDAY Egg Salad Bruschetta & Broiled Grapefruit This year, the first day of Spring, officially, arrived on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013.  Personally, it arrived today… I am not complaining!  This winter in Northern California has been mild & I spent last week in the California wine country of Paso Robles, where temperatures reached almost 90°F. Continue reading → «Egg Salad Bruschetta & Broiled Grapefruit»

04/2/13
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Steak Salad & Roasted Strawberry Skillet Cake

TUESDAY Steak Salad with Horseradish Dressing  |  Roasted Strawberry Buttermilk Cake   OK…I am tired…REALLY tired!  Yesterday, I woke up to the alarm after only 3½ hours of sleep and I tackled the day like a machine.  Last night, I slept 9 hours and I can barely function today…what is up with that?  I spent Continue reading → «Steak Salad & Roasted Strawberry Skillet Cake»

03/5/13
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Thai Grilled Beef Salad

TUESDAY Thai Grilled Beef Salad This evening’s dinner needed to be easy.  I was gone ALL-DAY.  Horse show season has begun… When I started this blog 6 months ago, we were in the tail-end {forgive the pun} of the horse show season.  I hung this sign up a couple of times…{forgive me, I was learning Continue reading → «Thai Grilled Beef Salad»

02/26/13
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Sticky Miso Chicken Wings & Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Creamy Miso Dressing

TUESDAY Sticky Miso Chicken Wings  |  Crunchy Cabbage Salad  |  Creamy Miso Dressing  |  Jasmine Rice Today, I spent most of my time getting ready for the girls’ trip to Paso Robles this weekend with their horses.  I am not going {read here…STRESSING}.  Part of their growing up is letting go…so, I don’t do that so Continue reading → «Sticky Miso Chicken Wings & Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Creamy Miso Dressing»

02/25/13

Brioche, Prosciutto, Gruyere & Egg with a Marjoram Pesto

MONDAY Brioche with Prosciutto, Gruyère & Egg   | Marjoram Sauce with Capers & Green Olives |  Grapefruit Wedges We like a wide-variety of foods…greens, meats, pastas, grains, fish…everything in moderation.  I really strive to make “eating-in” as exciting and varied as if we would “eat-out” every night. The result…we eat a lot of great food without a Continue reading → «Brioche, Prosciutto, Gruyere & Egg with a Marjoram Pesto»

02/24/13

Sunday Steak, Baked Potatoes & A Horse Clinic

SUNDAY Sunday Steak with French Butter  |  Baked Potatoes  |  Baby Arugula with Lemon & Parmesan So, if you follow this little blog, you might remember that King underwent airway reconstructive surgery this past December …{Click here to get a few more details & Click here to view pics of his actual wound}.  Well, following the Continue reading → «Sunday Steak, Baked Potatoes & A Horse Clinic»

02/19/13

Cream of Mushroom Soup, Kale & Apple Salad with Bacon & Candied Pecans

TUESDAY Cream of Mushroom Soup  |  Kale & Apple Salad with Bacon and Candied Pecans Today began gray and rainy here in the San Francisco Bay area.  The dogs and I headed out for our daily walk early before the heavy showers {and, eventually, the hail!} arrived.  Strolling along, I found this little piece of Continue reading → «Cream of Mushroom Soup, Kale & Apple Salad with Bacon & Candied Pecans»