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Sweet Potato and Black Bean Casserole with Tomatillo Cream Sauce

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This is about as close as I get to a vegetarian dish. And if you have the notion that meatless meals will leave you hungering for more, think again. This casserole is dense and satisfying.

Cumin and cinnamon are very aromatic. A little bit goes a long way here and give the sweet potatoes …click to continue Sweet Potato and Black Bean Casserole with Tomatillo Cream Sauce

Green Chile, Beef & Corn Pudding Casserole

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Do you ever eat something wonderful and can’t get over just how darned ugly it is? Food photography makes me laugh sometimes because it is the ultimate in what my husband would call “putting a pig in a dress.” Under no circumstances in the real world, other than photographing it for potential internet distribution, …click to continue Green Chile, Beef & Corn Pudding Casserole

Meatballs, two ways

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This is primarily about these glossy and beautiful cocktail meatballs. I think there is something incredibly 1970’s about serving meatballs as an hor d’oeuvre…especially slathered in barbeque sauce. But, I think we need to start an “everything old is new again” trend and bring back the meatball. This is my mother’s recipe. And, before …click to continue Meatballs, two ways

Spinach and Artichoke Pasta Bake

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This is an easy weeknight meal. Stand back and don’t faint when I say this: “Both of my children, one of whom still doesn’t eat anything that touches anything else, loved this.”

I made pasta because, 1) I needed something sort of easy, yet homemade. That’s always a good goal, right? And, 2) my …click to continue Spinach and Artichoke Pasta Bake

Rosemary Rubbed Beef Tenderloin

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This month’s Savuer (October 2011) features a poignant article by Hunter Lewis about time he spent with his grandfather at a fishing camp in North Carolina called Seniard Creek Farms. It is a memory piece, about men and memories and traditions and the passage of time, aptly named The Boys’ …click to continue Rosemary Rubbed Beef Tenderloin