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Watermelon Gazpacho Recipe

I’ve been getting many requests for my Watermelon Gazpacho Recipe. I made this particular recipe at work today because I wanted to run something cool, and refreshing. You’ll be surprised at how easy to this delicious, cold soup is to prepare.

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Grilled Portobello Sandwich

Grilled Portobello Sandwich with Roasted Pepper Sauce and Fresh Mozzarella     A light, flavorful, grilled vegetarian sandwich perfect for summer!     …

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Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Chicken Salad

This bacon, lettuce, and tomato salad is one of the easiest meals you will ever make. It is flavorful, filling, and a crowd pleaser.

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Lobster Bisque

Lobster Bisque

Lobster bisque is an extremely decadent, rich, flavorful soup. I recently made a large batch for a member’s brunch at the Allegheny Club. The secret to successful lobster bisque is to not rush the dish. Prepare this velvety soup when you have a few hours of time to dedicate to it.

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Vegetarian Quiche

it is finally that time of year when cool season leafy green crops are coming in waves again. but, even as a mainly herbivorous minded eater, i can only tolerate so many salads. luckily, i have a diffusion process that i call quiche eating. my garden is still inundated with rainbow colored stalks of swiss chard, kale, and spinach. these plants are cold hearty and can tolerate temperatures as low as fifteen degrees which is great news for my belly and lucrative for local farmers. i work with and for farmers- greens are never lacking in my kitchen. while my original recipe is made with spinach, i have been experimenting with the other green things that seem to be reproducing up here in growing zone 6b! think turnip greens, beet greens, and kohlrabi greens. this recipe is versatile and lends itself to experimentation which is one reason that it has been part of my repertoire for a decade.

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Salmon Oscar Style

Some of my favorite ingredients to work with are rich buttery sauces, asparagus, salmon and lump crabmeat. Put all of these components together and you have Salmon, Oscar Style. This is an extremely rich, delicious dish.

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Herb Grilled Chicken Breasts

This is an extremely easy, yet delicious recipe that I have been making for years. Fresh herbs, a hot charcoal or gas grill, and some fresh chicken is all you need to wow your taste buds.

This flavorful grilled chicken can be eaten as-is, served in a pasta dish, or on a fresh baguette as a sandwich.

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Chicken Salad with Tarragon Recipe

Traditional chicken salad is good, but my favorite recipe has pecans and grapes in it- the added texture and flavors go together perfectly.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

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Vegan Weight Loss Soup

This is a highly nutritious, flavorful soup with plenty of fiber, minerals and vitamins. If you substitute this soup in place of lunch or dinner once a day, you will find yourself feeling better, less bloated, and a few pounds lighter!

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