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Sauteed Asparagus and Snap Peas

The sugar snap peas have started arriving in our CSA boxes, and the vibrant, green recipes that have had me drooling all winter are finally coming to our table. Barefoot Contessa Parties!

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Chinese Chicken Salad

This recipe (Barefoot Contessa Parties!) was amazing.  I substituted (what else?) a rotisserie chicken for the roasted chicken breasts, and we used less than half of a recipe for dinner.  It took me less than 10 minutes to throw this … Continue reading

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Oven Roasted Vegetables

From Barefoot Contessa:  Back to Basics, this recipe was just the right combination of earthy potatoes and fresh, green vegetables.  I substituted leeks for the fennel.

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There’s No Place Like Home for the Hollandaise

The fact that I made homemade hollandaise sauce (well, along with the fact that I birthed his child) pretty much secures that I am indispensable to my husband.  Asparagus with Hollandaise (Barefoot in Paris) looks, smells, and tastes like Spring … Continue reading

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Scrambled Eggs with Asparagus

As long as my husband was away and my parents were in town, I decided to throw caution to the wind by serving vegetables for breakfast.  This recipe (Barefoot Contessa Parties!) was damned tasty, and even the picky toddler scarfed … Continue reading

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Parmesan-Roasted Asparagus

As much as we’re trying to cook seasonally, the landscape (both on our table and outside) can be pretty bleak in Minnesota in January.  I am ashamed to admit that I don’t even know where these asparagus spears were grown, … Continue reading

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