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Pizza with Mushrooms, Bacon & Leeks

While I am an unabashed lover of pizza, I tend to be a purist when it comes to my favorite food.  I’m more or less addicted to my marinara recipe and think it is the ideal base for a building any pie.  A recent freelance assignment challenged me to craft a pizza fit for the fall season and I found myself …

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BLT with Horseradish Mayonnaise

In my hands I am holding an ample sandwich, the bread buttered and toasted, the bacon thick and salty and the tomatoes at the peak of ripeness.  I open my mouth wide and take a bite, the lettuce crisp and refreshing against the bite of the horseradish-spiked mayonnaise.  A BLT of this sort is one of summer’s most wonderful gifts …

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Spaghetti with Chard & Bacon

“Just let me know if you want any chard – I’m substituting other items in the CSA basket as no one seemed to really want it.”  I’m standing at the Douglas Loop Farmer’s Market staring at Pavel in utter disbelief.  What does he mean no one wanted the chard?  My arms are already feeling the strain of the two bags I …

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Pizza with Butternut Squash Puree, Goat Cheese & Pancetta

I absolutely love having friends and family over for dinner.  I look forward to it like a child looks forward to Christmas morning.  I’ll spend the weeks leading up to the dinner making list after list (I’m a self-declared list-making addict), processing my thoughts, playing with different menu ideas and driving my husband crazy with ‘what do you think about…’ …