Alicia Ross
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Tomato broth makes a vegetarian-friendly soupMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Ever since I've known her, my sister-in-law has been a vegetarian. When she was dating my brother and we were serving hamburgers and hot dogs, she would opt for a slice ...
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Pan sauce makes salmon extra specialMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - It sort of crept up on me - the fact that I suddenly really liked eating salmon. Soon after salmon's health benefits started making headlines, I began buying salmon when...
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Textured vegetable protein (TVP) has come a long wayMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - In the past, when we thought of TVP (which was not often), we always thought of chili. And we also thought "compromise." Using a vegetable-based substitute for meat felt...
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Slow cooking comes of age with updated cooker potsFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - There has been a slow-cooker explosion! While we simmered away in innocent bliss with our 8-year-old "Smart-Pot" Crock-Pots, the Rival Co. (the original manufacturer) wa...
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Savory veggie stew hits the spotFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Suddenly, vegetarians surround me. When my husband announced that several co-workers swore that going off meat cured their arthritis, he was determined to give it a try....
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Fill your jar with easy sugar cookiesFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Over lunch, I mentioned to my friend Karen Latta that I was looking for a good rolled sugar-cookie recipe like I used to make with my grandmother. She immediately offere...
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Go nuts over pizza with walnut crustFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Any pizza aficionado knows the crust is the key to good pizza. And while food manufacturers have come a long way in providing consumers with a variety of prepared pizza ...
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Heat up winter with Mediterranean turkey stewJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - There's always that point where winter gets real - temperatures dip, and we start to wonder if we'll ever hit short-sleeve weather again. That's when we pull out our war...
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Traditional Greek soup for the desperate cookJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Whenever we dine in Greek restaurants, we always start with the avgolemono, a traditional soup made from chicken broth, lemon juice, eggs and rice. This is a simple, eas...
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Butterless cookies a healthy start to new yearJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The inspiration for this "healthy" cookie came from San Diego Desperation Dinners reader Karen Singer. Karen wrote to us that she had adapted the Vanishing Oatmeal Cooki...