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  • Asparagus lemon pasta

    Asparagus lemon pasta

    I love Pastini’s farfalle with lemon asparagus. At least I did until they quit offering it. So I searched for an alternative I could make. I found the Best Asparagus Lemon Pasta recipe at food.com. This is my take on the recipe with directions that help me keep everything straight. Sauce Ingredients 3 tablespoons butter…

  • Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

    I found this recipe searching for “noodles and company tomato basil soup recipe.” I think it’s a reasonable match. Don’t miss the footnotes. ;-) Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion 2 medium carrots 3 cloves garlic 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes 3 cups vegetable stock 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil 1 bay leaf 1/2…

  • Split pea soup

    I don’t often post recipes, but when I do, it’s a recipe I like and want to keep handy. This is one of those cases. The engineer in me appreciates how few measuring cups and spoons this recipe uses. Clean up is easy. Also, I don’t stress over chopped versus sliced. Everything is going to…

  • Corn Chowder

    We love soups. This corn chowder is one of our favorites. In fact, we enjoyed it just last night. Ingredients 1/2 cube margarine 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 cup diced celery 1 teaspoon salt 2-3 cups peeled, cubed potatoes 2 cups water 1 large bay leaf 1/2 teaspoon celery salt 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes…

  • Sweet Tea and Sunshine: Breakfast Options for the Whole Family

    Breakfast Options for the Whole Family. Mmm… The Pannekoek a la Seth looks good.

  • Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup

    I travel to the Sacramento area for work. As a plus, I get to visit my parents and Melissa. On one trip, my mother served a wonderful, green soup. I had to ask for the recipe. Vegetable ingredients 2 stalks broccoli (approximately 4 ½ cups) ½ medium onion 1 stalk of celery 1 cup of…

  • Pumpkin Pancakes

    Pumpkin Pancakes

    We received this recipe for pumpkin pancakes in the mail from Anthem Blue Cross. I suppose that suggests these are healthy pancakes — depending on what you top them with. We tried them for breakfast this morning. They were delicious! Dry ingredients 2 cups flour 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 1/4…

  • Pad Thai

    I was going to post a Pad Thai recipe. Before I clicked “publish” I thought to look for other Pad Thai recipes to include as additional resources. What a stroke of luck! Now instead of posting a recipe, I’m just linking to Chez Pim’s Pad Thai for Beginners. After reading Chez Pim’s tutorial, I’m too embarrassed to…

  • Vegan Tomato Basil Bisque

    With the first rain in Hillsboro after what seemed like months of dry weather and an honest-to-goodness record-breaking heatwave, it seemed like the right time to try a new soup recipe. Ashley found a recipe for a vegan tomato basil bisque in at our local Hillsboro public library. That recipe, with our modifications (some not…