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Strawberry and Spinach Salad with Salt and Pepper Pecans

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I have my friend Courtney Mertens to thank for this jewel. She makes it often, although she uses a different dressing. I couldn’t find the cookbook that contained the dressing recipe so I had to improvise. I like this dressing a great deal though, and I love using honey in my…well, everything. So this …click to continue Strawberry and Spinach Salad with Salt and Pepper Pecans

Salmon on Toast with Honey Tarragon Cream Sauce

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A few days ago, I needed to go to Rex’s Seafood to ask a few questions about their hot smoked salmon. I wondered how I could also turn a chunk of their delicious salmon into dinner. The short answer is, “Unwrap it and eat it, dummy.” It is that good. You don’t …click to continue Salmon on Toast with Honey Tarragon Cream Sauce

Grilled Peaches with Yogurt and Honey

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I was just spending some time thinking about the fact that this is a big grilling weekend. In fact, I’ve been a little obsessed about barbecuing lately, because I will be going to Foodways Texas BBQ Camp next month. It is a three day immersion study into the art of smoke …click to continue Grilled Peaches with Yogurt and Honey

Birdseed Pie

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This is not exactly a pie. And, it isn’t birdseed, either. But that is the name that jumped out at me and I couldn’t shake it loose, so here we are. It does look exactly like birdseed, and it is in a pie dish. Good enough for me.

Also, this isn’t a perfect recipe. …click to continue Birdseed Pie

Honeycomb and Cheese Plate

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It is the holidays…crazy, right? Even if, as I have, you try to keep it small and easy, it is still nuts. That is when you need to be able to pull out a spread that requires no actual cooking but is a delight of flavors. This is one of my favorite combinations of …click to continue Honeycomb and Cheese Plate