A Few of my Favorite Things — January 2012 Light and Lemony Edition!

January 31, 2012
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My 10 favorite things for January, including seedless lemons, bacon paintings, Cocobon wine, Nutella Dessert Pizza at Rosti Italian Kitchen, Meyer Lemon Chess Pie, Breakfast Flow Chart, funny people and The Best Damn Meyer Lemon Cake. The light and lemony edition!

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Adventures in Kale: Raw Kale Salad with Raisins and Pine Nuts

January 28, 2012
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Sweet, tangy, nutty additions make this raw kale salad a big bowl of green hippie vegan goodness. Sweet grapefruit, blood orange and olive oil make a wonderful dressing.

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Introducing Cherimoya Fruit — Nature’s Ice Cream

January 26, 2012
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This looks like a dinosaur egg and tastes like ice cream! Natually sweet cherimoya fruit is nature’s own version of dessert. Just grab a spoon and dig in.

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Vegetarian Skillet Gnocchi with Chard and White Beans

January 24, 2012
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Mediterranean goodness combines in this weeknight skillet supper with chard, tomatoes, gnocchi and white beans, flavored with garlic and Italian herbs. Melted cheese tops it all off!

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No-Churn Blood Orange Dreamsicle Ice Cream

January 21, 2012
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Flecked with peel and colored a delicate pink, this Blood Orange Dreamsicle Ice Cream needs no churning, and is a simply sophisticated dessert that recalls beloved childhood flavors.

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Raw Kale Salad with Avocado and Blood Orange

January 19, 2012
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Chop some lacinato or Tuscan kale into ribbons, add a lemony Parmesan dressing, some ripe avocado and blood orange, and you have a plate of gorgeous, healthy green goodness. You won’t even need a recipe to make this one.

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Meet Melogold Grapefruit (and a 5-Minute No-Churn Grapefruit Gelato Recipe)

January 14, 2012
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This creamy, sweet-tart, dense, frozen Grapefruit Gelato is enough like gelato that we’re appropriating the name. It takes 4 ingredients and 5 minutes to stir together and a night to freeze. Call me for dessert!

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Citruspalooza in Southern California

January 12, 2012
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Meet 3 new kinds of seasonal citrus — Neapolitan Mandarins, Cara Cara Oranges and Blood Oranges. All of them are worth getting to know, and exploring in your meals.

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Impromptu Soup on the Fly (Shortcut Tomato, Roasted Red Pepper and Lentil Soup)

January 11, 2012
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Hearty, healthy and weeknight-worthy, this fast Tomato, Roasted Red Pepper and Lentil soup gets the job done with a few handy shortcuts.

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Winchester Sun Pumpkin Pie (Not Just for Thanksgiving!)

January 5, 2012
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A creamy, dreamy, expertly spiced classic pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner, breakfast the next morning, or any day, really! From “Southern Pies,” by Nancie McDermott. This one is a keeper!

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Sweet Tomato Basil Bisque

January 2, 2012
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Rich, packed with tomato goodness and just the right touch of creamy sweetness, this is tomato soup of the Gods.

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Fast Curried Lentil Stew for a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

January 1, 2012
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A wonderful Meatless Monday or vegetarian lentil stew warmed by curry flavors and sparked with sweet bites from raisins, carrots and sweet potatoes. Serve it over brown rice so the lentils and rice make a more complete protein.

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Cheater Pumpkin Muffins with Fresh Cranberries

December 27, 2011
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Stir chopped fresh cranberries into a simple 3-ingredient pumpkin muffin recipe, and 20 minutes later, you’ll have a great breakfast muffin! For a change, make them as mini-muffins, too.

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Sweet Potato, Black-Eyed Pea and Broccoli Bowl (Secret Recipe Club)

December 26, 2011
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A one-bowl Meatless Monday dinner with potato, peas and broccoli, fragrant with Mexican spices and garnishes.

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A Few of my Favorite Things — December 2011 Holiday Edition

December 24, 2011
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Edible fruit tree, Christmas Tree Relish Tray, cocktail grapefruit, snowman pancakes, eggnog French toast, Christmas cookies, soy candles, peanut brittle…these are a few of my favorite things for December 2011.

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Orange Chocolate Meltaways, and a Poem

December 23, 2011
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An orange-scented ball of chocolate ganache goodness, Orange Chocolate Meltaways do as their name indicates—melt delightfully in your mouth. A perfect Christmas sweet, or gift from your kitchen.

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Snowman Pancakes

December 21, 2011
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Snowman Pancakes are charming, whimsical and perfect for wintery days or Christmas breakfast. Who can resist?

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Best Ever Simple Lentil Soup

December 19, 2011
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Rich tasting without being fatty, thick and satisfying, this is the best recipe for Lentil Soup you’ll ever taste!

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Food Bloggers Los Angeles Cookie Exchange

December 11, 2011
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Los Angeles Food Bloggers share their delicious holiday cookie recipes from the Dec. 2011 FBLA cookie exchange!

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