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Last week I wasn’t feeling so great, and neither was Jeff, so I decided to make some chicken soup. I preface this with the information that I didn’t actually end up having chicken to put in the soup – but …

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We made some spicy chicken recently, with a recipe based on something Jennie found in the Rachel Ray magazine, which of course we tweaked slightly to be GF.  All we had to do to make the chicken GF was to …

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Cucina Fresca was all about highlighting our favorite foods and our favorite ways to cook them. Since next year’s challenge will be about expanding our horizons and getting out of our comfort zone, I jumped at the chance to make …

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We just couldn’t let the fall season pass us by without cooking our favorite fall vegetable. There are a million delicious ways to prepare Brussels sprouts, but this recipe is my favorite because it uses my favorite flavors –cumin and …

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A few months back, during one of our video conferences, I got it in my mind that I wanted to make something with lentils. I didn’t care what it was, I just wanted to try lentils. It was agreed that …

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Sometimes, I set out to cook thinks that are completely reasonable and not remotely related to my southern upbringing, and most of the time I succeed. Other times, without even realizing it, I make barbecue sauce. That’s what happened here. …

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This recipe was easy to make, although around these parts easy doesn’t always mean quick. As I am trying to be truthful with our recipes, I decided today I’d time myself and see how long it took to make dinner. …

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So we wanted to make something with eggplant for June. And we wanted them to involve maybe a fig, or a date, and some cheese, and maybe balsamic reduction, and maybe be hot but maybe be cold. We came up …

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One of this month’s Cucina Fresca recipes is Veggie Burgers. We used beans as the base for the burgers, and we looked up a few recipe options online before making a decision on what to use ourselves. We did try …

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For February’s Cucina Fresca, we decided to venture into the world of chili. You may recall when we made the Pioneer Woman’s chili. That chili was delicious, but it was too spicy for even Corelyn. We also felt it was …

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