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Summer Rolls

by Sara on July 2, 2010

I have to confess that I’ve made summer rolls three times in one week. After each meal, I still had dipping sauces leftover, and those sauces kept beckoning to me from the fridge. I also had prepped vegetables in the fridge, plus some leftover chicken. . . I simply couldn’t resist.
These rolls are perfect for [...]

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Armenian Apricot Soup

by Sara on September 30, 2009

I’ve tried to like lentils. I really have. I even started my lentil adventures with soups, figuring lentils blended with other flavors might appeal to me more than just a dish of cooked lentils.
Or not.
In defense of lentils, it’s really the texture that I can’t handle more than the flavor, though I suspect I have [...]

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Simple Fruit Salad

by Sara on August 19, 2009

Fragrant and sweet, local melon is hands-down one of my favorite things about summer. So when I arrived at the farmers’ market this weekend and was greeted by the perfume of melon, it was difficult to contain my excitement.

I could tell by the aroma that this melon wouldn’t last long; I could tell it was [...]

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Madison Bistro Treats

by Sara on August 15, 2009

In some ways, mid-August is one of my favorite times of year. Sure, I complain about it being a little too hot, a little too humid, but that very heat and humidity is so important to area crops, not to mention my own garden. The available local produce is at its peak, which translates into [...]

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