This is one of my favorite, heartiest meals. The creaminess of risotto with a nutty, rich flavor from one of my favorite grains: farro. One of the best parts of risotto is the creamy texture with that little bit of bite – farro accomplishes that perfectly and it pairs really well with so many flavors. [...]

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I love soup – year round. I think it’s one of the most perfect foods – easy to make, makes great leftovers, and always tastes comforting. Even in the heat of summer, I love soup. Especially because summer produces some of the best ingredients for soup – like corn. I found some good corn at [...]

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We had a rainy, chilly weekend (which I love), so I took the opportunity to make soup. I used delicious, spicy turkey sausage as the base for this pasta e fagioli. It’s a wonderful, hearty soup with so many variations. I made several variations on this, including making it rather spicy, using red kidney beans [...]

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One of the fabulous suggestions I’ve received for the blog was from my brother’s girlfriend, Brenda. She said she hates taking boring lunches to work but can’t think of new and exciting things to take. Also, she doesn’t want to spend too much time doing it. The solution? A new monthly segment called “This Month’s [...]

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Breakfast for dinner? Yes. But with chunks of hearty chicken sausage, and crispy yukon gold potatoes, and a spicy tomato coulis this dinner was delicious and satisfying in a completely different way from breakfast. And on the first snow of the year (yes…in OCTOBER) we were happy to be full, satisfied, and back under our [...]

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