Archives: March 2009

Asparagus Pesto Pizza

March 27th, 2009

This pizza is actually really easy and takes advantage of the delicious and plentiful asparagus that is in season right now. It is just a play on traditional pesto, using the asparagus. I found that by grilling the asparagus first, the pesto took on a nuttier flavor that was fantastic with the goat cheese.You could…

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Baked Potato Soup

March 22nd, 2009

This soup tastes like a stuffed bake potato with all the trimmings! I switched it up by using bright orange mashed yams instead of white potatoes, because I happened to have them in the fridge. This is an excellent way to get rid of leftover mashed potatoes, and it makes a great fast dinner. I…

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St Patricks Day Pasta, or “Green Pasta”

March 16th, 2009

St Patrick’s Day Pasta, or “Green Spring Pasta”, serves 4 I know it is kind of ridiculous to pay tribute to an Irish holiday with an Italian meal, but it’s still green?! This fits the color code for the day, and is also a beautiful tribute to the Spring I wish would show up one…

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Cinnamon Raisin Bread

March 7th, 2009

My daughters favorite things of the moment seem to be raisins and cinnamon, so the road to cinnamon-raisin bread wasn’t much of a stretch. On the other hand, breaking back into bread baking was more of a stretch! It has been a while. However there is nothing like looking outside and seeing snow in the…

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