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Vegetable Lo Mein

Image of plated vegetable lo mein. Summer is quickly coming to an end. If you want to maximize the daylight hours and minimize time spent in the kitchen, this vegetable lo mein recipe is for you! The meatless main is quick to prepare and, equally important, satisfying to eat…. 

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Brown Butter Risotto with Lobster

I’m a sucker for risotto. But who doesn’t like a recipe that features rice, wine and sautéed onions? Add brown butter and cheese to the mix, and I’m in heaven.

Pinot Grigio and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pull-Apart Bread

If you haven’t made my pasta with roasted vegetables and sun-dried tomato pesto yet, what are you waiting for? I can think of two reasons why you should give the recipe a go. First, it’s super easy to prepare and packed with flavor. And second, you’ll have just enough sauce left over to assemble this pretty pull-apart bread.

Pasta with Roasted Vegetables and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

It’s a dry 90 degrees here in San Mateo and temperatures are expected to rise over the next few days. The last thing I want to do is turn on the oven – but I’d bite the bullet to prepare this pasta with roasted vegetables and sun-dried tomato pesto.

Stuffed Hatch Chiles with Cilantro Yogurt Sauce

If you blink, you might miss Hatch chile season, which typically runs from August to early September. So I consider myself lucky to have come into possession of a handful of these subtly spicy peppers cultivated in the Hatch Valley region of New Mexico.

Grilled Corn Salad

Summer is almost over and Jason and I have yet to go to the beach or a local festival. So we are both looking forward to an 11-day tour of Spain at the end of September. You have no idea how excited we are – it’s been three years since our last long vacation. Until then, I’ll be savoring the… 

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Benedictine Spread

I watch a lot of cooking shows but rarely recreate the recipes I see – they’re either too fussy or don’t appeal to me. This weekend, however, I caught Damaris Phillips whip up a batch of Benedictine spread and was compelled to follow suit immediately.

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