Alicia Ross
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Sauce key to French-style sandwichOct 26, 2011 1:00 pm - I thought I knew what a good ham-and-cheese sandwich was all about until I tasted my first croque monsieur. If you're not familiar with the classic French toasted ham-an...
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Lentils make for quick, protein-packed dinnerOct 19, 2011 6:00 am - Brown lentils are humble little legumes that often get overlooked for a desperate dinner. While it’s true that you don’t have to soak them as you do other dried beans, b...
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Always season for potato saladOct 11, 2011 8:00 am - Does potato salad have a season? I don't think so. But in a recent conversation with several self-proclaimed “foodies,” I found out some folks think it is strictly a spr...
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Smoked pork chops for dinnerOct 06, 2011 1:00 pm - Deja vu in the grocery store: That's just what it felt like last week. Walking through my local supermarket, I glanced down in the meat case and spied an old reliable j...
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Italian perfection from a non-Italian kitchenSep 29, 2011 6:00 am - Sometimes a pasta sauce comes along that absolutely captivates me. That's exactly what happened on my recent trip to the French and Italian Riviera. Today's pasta sauce ...
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'Iced' cream, you scream, we all scream for 'iced' creamSep 21, 2011 11:00 pm - A friend of mine called the other day and announced: “I'm making homemade ice cream on the deck today. Come on over.” Funny how all my “straightening up the house” plans...
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Chopped salad for allSep 15, 2011 6:00 am - Do you like chopped salads? I do! I love that with a chopped salad, you get a little bit of everything in every bite. When my kids were younger, a chopped salad was a su...
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A quick scramble for a long daySep 08, 2011 10:00 am - When my mom and I traveled to France recently, we loved shopping at the open market just up the “rue” from us. Each week we loaded up on fresh cheese, eggs, vegetables a...
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Thai sauce spices up chicken saladSep 01, 2011 6:00 am - Usually when I'm eating salad in a restaurant, I can figure out the ingredients. Today's recipe for Courtyard Bistro Asian Chicken Salad With Chili-Lime Vinaigrette is a...
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Chicken sausages save dinnerAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - One night I was digging through my freezer meat shelf looking for some shrimp to throw into a spaghetti sauce. And then I spotted some chicken sausages just begging to b...