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Pizza! With a Spinach based sauce, portobella mushrooms and vidalia onions

I was going to bake some eggs into it too, but I forgot.  I had already overdone it with the mushrooms and onions that were starting to go bad- for that reason, I smooshed them all on.  The vidalia onions were already cooked- they were the leftover innards from some fiddley stuffed onions I made [...]

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Eggs!

Egg Fried in a Spinach Nest over Creamy Brandy Mushrooms
Serves 1
1 Egg
Bunch of Spinach
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 Clove of Garlic
3 oz Mushrooms
Knob of Butter
1/6 Cup Brandy
1 tsp Creme Fraiche
Thyme
Salt and Pepper
Chop up the mushrooms and mince the garlic. In small frying pan, heat butter and olive oil and gently cok the garlic for a [...]

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Light Baked Pasta

There was a bunch of leftover pasta to get rid of, and I wasn’t in the mood for tomato sauce.  The alternative is to bung it in an oven proof pyrex dish with a bunch of veggies, white wine, garlic, fresh basil, and mozzarella.
Light Baked Pasta
Serves 1
Left over pasta- any kind
1 Clove of Garlic
Spinach
Mushrooms
Fresh Basil
Fresh [...]

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Spinach Salad with Baked Tofu and Lemon Tahini Dressing

Food Photography isn’t easy in hotel rooms, so excuse the image. This is going to be brief- I am so tired from work today that I could go to sleep right now, at 7:30pm.
Spinach Salad with Baked Tofu and Lemon Tahini Dressing
Serves 1

3 or 4 slices of baked tofu (recipe below)
Spinach
1/4 Avocado
1 Tomato
Cucumber
Scallion
Feta Cheese
Dressing:
2 tbsp [...]

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Couscous and Quinoa Gratin

This is a simple dish to use up leftover greens and grains.  I melted brie in mine, but definitely recommend a stronger cheese- telaggio, goat cheese, or even feta.  We ate ours with a balsamic pesto.
Couscous and Quinoa Gratin
Serves 3
1/2 Cup Quinoa
1/2 Cup Couscous
1/ Cup Cheese: Gruyere, Feta, Goat Cheese, Telaggio- whatever is lying around.
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Butternut Squash, Spinach, Brie, and Mushroom Stuffed Crepes/Pancakes with Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes

It’s PANCAKE DAY!!!!! English pancakes only today, because that is the tradition.  Though we typically eat these with some lemon juice, orange juice, and sugar, I went the savory route today.  Thanks to years of practice flipping pancakes with the Metclan, these turned out okay with no disasters.
Butternut Squash, Spinach, and Mushroom Stuffed Crepes/Pancakes with [...]

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Caramelized Onions, Sauteed Spinach, Gooey Brie and Plum Chutney Sandwich

Yes, sandwich posts are a bit of a cop out, but I love sandwiches.  Speaking of cop outs, it’s pizza for dinner tonight-  take out.  We are in the midst of a giant taste test, that is we are trying to figure out who has the best pizza in Harrisonburg, Virginia.  To be honest, I’m [...]

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Weekend Eggs

It’s Day 2 of being snowed in (see below).  The outdoor cat is inside, hiding out under the couch, and there is one very pissed off Weiner dog, who has resorted to peeing on the front porch due to his abhorrence of the snow.  Nevertheless it’s Saturday, which means EGGS.  I did another baked egg [...]

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Vegetables en Papillote over Israeli Couscous with Almond-Parsley Pesto

Guess what? En Papillote means I stuffed a bunch of vegetables in some foil (didn’t have parchment paper, but foil works just as well) with a bit of butter, lemon, olive oil, and white wine, wrapped it up so it looked like a shiny cornish pasty, and bunged it in the oven for 20 minutes [...]

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Lemony Wagon Wheels with Goat Cheese, Spinach and Sun dried Tomato

This is a simple pasta dish, make it with something like Orecchiette or Wagon Wheels (I can’t remember their fancy Italian name).   Use whatever greens you want- Rappini, Kale, Spinach or Dandelion.  Fresh parsley works will, but could be substituted by fresh oregano if you have that on hand instead.
Lemony Wagon Wheels with Goat [...]