Who likes fennel?! Not the seeds, the large, white bulb! Not being a particular fan of licorice, I can’t say that fennel is on the top of my grocery list–ever–but a few years ago I had some tomato fennel soup that was out-of-this-world good. And I have been wanting to make it ever since. This […]

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I’ve never made dilly beans before. In fact, the only pickled thing I’ve made is refrigerator pickles, so this seemed like a step up because of the canning process to make them shelf stable. But they are really easy to make–I made a batch in about an hour and a half. Not bad. And they’re […]

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Do you love eggplant Parmesan? I do, but I don’t really like the extra calories of battered, deep fried eggplant. And if I’m making it myself, I don’t enjoy battering, breading, and frying it. It’s time consuming and messy and again…there’s those extra calories. So why not roast the eggplant? It’s easy, you can limit […]

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