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Poached Eggs with Lentils

I’m trying to mix it up a bit.  It’s a new year and, while I will remain forever loyal to my pantry standards, I have resolved to amp up my foodie-exploits and to think outside of the proverbial box.  Not that lentils are going that far out on a limb, but they are a hearty and welcome change of pace …

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Pasta Fagioli

For as long as I can remember I have heard my parents talk about Venice, Italy.  My Dad studied there twice, once for several months before he met my mother and returning after she entered his life.  They spent an incredible three months there, enjoying a once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon while my father studied architecture.  My siblings and I were lucky enough …