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Pomegranate-Chipotle Black Bean Sliders
July 11, 2010 – 5:58 pm | 8 Comments
Pomegranate-Chipotle Black Bean Sliders

My version of the black bean burger, made even
better with a pomegranate-chipotle glaze.
Perfect for summer entertaining!

Bacon Wrapped Scallops (with garlic butter!)
June 29, 2010 – 8:20 am | 3 Comments
Bacon Wrapped Scallops (with garlic butter!)

Welcome to an easy appetizer, served at our Five Ingredient Dinner Party! The key here is the garlic butter (IMHO), but you can decide for yourself. Try adding a good dose of freshly cracked pepper (or use pepper-crusted bacon). And I haven’t tried it, but chipotle and brown sugar bacon would be pretty amazing! But then how can you go wrong with bacon, scallops, butter and garlic? :-)

ravioli jambalaya
May 25, 2010 – 5:41 am | 4 Comments
ravioli jambalaya

As promised, here’s another recipe from the Buitoni Pasta Party. This was one of the faves – enjoy!

The Buitoni Pasta Dinner Party
May 23, 2010 – 8:50 am | 12 Comments
The Buitoni Pasta Dinner Party

Foodbuzz always seems to know what I need, when I need it.
For example, they knew that a mere four months after moving to a new state, I needed a way to meet some new people …

Fish Tacos in a Cup
April 29, 2010 – 8:12 am | 10 Comments
Fish Tacos in a Cup

Oh, how I miss the food of Southern California!

mini yogurt cheese balls
March 23, 2010 – 6:26 am | 21 Comments
mini yogurt cheese balls

Healthy and delicious, these yogurt balls make a gorgeous appetizer!

I’ll take a salsa, straight up
March 4, 2010 – 6:25 pm | 12 Comments
I’ll take a salsa, straight up

Salsa makes me happy.
Seriously, I want to do a happy dance whenever it’s around.  It’s bright and colorful with so much flavor, and filled with loads of healthy goodness!  I can eat as much as …

jalapeno popper dip
September 1, 2009 – 5:46 pm | 3 Comments
jalapeno popper dip

Recipe #3 – and final submission – for the Saucy Mama Extraordinary Condiment Contest.
This is a very last minute entry, but I had the idea while picking jalapenos from my garden – the only plant …

stuffed baby heirloom tomatoes
July 14, 2009 – 3:33 pm | 10 Comments
stuffed baby heirloom tomatoes

I’m in love with heirloom tomatoes!  I’ve always loved tomatoes – any shape, color or size – but heirlooms hold all the flavor that I remember from my childhood.  My parents had a huge vegetable …

chips!!
May 8, 2009 – 9:16 am | 5 Comments
chips!!

First, the excuse apology:  I’m sorry, I really am.  I know you must be tired of hearing about my love affair with mexican food.   But, since this is the week of Cinco de Mayo …

baby bell peppers stuffed with cream cheese and fresh ricotta
April 23, 2009 – 8:14 am | 16 Comments
baby bell peppers stuffed with cream cheese and fresh ricotta

These little beauties will make your next barbecue something special.

baby portabellas with hummus and feta
April 16, 2009 – 11:23 pm | 9 Comments
baby portabellas with hummus and feta

If you’re a regular noodle reader, you already know that the kind folks at Sabra sent a nice big package filled with hummus right to my doorstep!  I won’t bore you with a recap, but …

a DIRTy little secret
April 3, 2009 – 3:23 pm | 4 Comments
a DIRTy little secret

I first met the DIRT man when I was on assignment as a newspaper reporter.  I was on location in Thailand, covering a child slave trade operation while working in conjunction with local authorities to …

parmesan shrimp
March 26, 2009 – 3:41 pm | 6 Comments
parmesan shrimp

I haven’t had time to post much this week.  My parents have been in town from Wisconsin and we’ve been super busy!  Although I’ve been cooking a bit, I tend to let my mom take over …

shrimp cakes with avocado corn salsa
March 6, 2009 – 10:22 pm | 4 Comments
shrimp cakes with avocado corn salsa

I’ve always loved healthy food that doesn’t taste that way.  I’ve never been one to diet – just the sound of the word sounds like a lot of work - but it’s food like this that will (hopefully) keep that …

chipotle chicken skewers with creamy cilantro dipping sauce
February 13, 2009 – 3:56 pm | One Comment
chipotle chicken skewers with creamy cilantro dipping sauce

When you start a blog, figuring out where to start is almost as big a job as how to start – and even more so if it’s a blog about food.  Foodies, especially those of us who are fairly …

BLT Bites
January 5, 2009 – 8:51 am | No Comment
BLT Bites

Little BLT’s you can just pop right into your mouth!