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  • French Green Lentil Salad with Feta
    Recipes,  Salad,  Side Dishes

    French Green Lentil, Brown Rice, Tomato and Feta Salad

    Recipe for a healthy salad of French Green Lentils, Brown Rice, Tomatoes and Feta

  • Farro Risotto with Leeks and Butternut Squash
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    Farro Risotto with Leeks and Butternut Squash

    I’m well aware that I’m more than a little whole grain obsessed. Whole grains are certainly good for you, and while I’m always trying to eat healthy, this dish is a little bit naughty, and a little bit nice, if…

  • Escarole and Spinach with Olives, Capers, Anchovy and Preserved Lemon
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    Scarola alla Napoletana; Escarole and Spinach with Olives, Capers, Anchovy and Preserved Lemon

    Recipe for Scarola alla Napoletana; Escarole and Spinach with Olives, Capers, Anchovy and Preserved Lemon

  • Cannellini Bean Soup with Beef, Roasted Eggplant and Orange Gremolata
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    Cannellini Bean Soup With Beef, Roasted Eggplant and Orange Gremolata

    Warm and flavorful beef soup with cannellini beans, roasted eggplant, and orange gremolata.

  • White Bean Soup with Greens and Homemade Italian Sausage
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    Soup Swap Party; White Bean Soup with Greens and Homemade Italian Sausage

    A recipe for white bean soup with greens and sausage and tips on throwing a Soup Swap party.

  • Zucchini salad with lemon anchovy dressing
    Gardening,  Recipes,  Salad

    Zucchini and Arugula Salad with Lemon-Anchovy Dressing

    A simple, yet fantastic salad made with raw zucchini, arugula and an anchovy-lemon dressing. Inspired by a puntarelle salad in Rome.

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    Quinoa Salad with Shrimp, Asparagus, Fresh Corn and Herb Lime Vinaigrette

    We were ahead of our time. Flashback 1993: big hair, dark red lipstick and restaurant baseball cap on backwards. Clogs and Chef’s Wear baggy pants with wild prints on them (come on, if you worked in a restaurant in the…

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Cutting 27 lbs of wild salmon in 45 seconds! #wild Cutting 27 lbs of wild salmon in 45 seconds!
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When in Orkney, one must drink the local @highland When in Orkney, one must drink the local @highlandparkofficial whisky. We tried 3 in the Highland Park bar in the @kirkwallhotelorkney . Our favorite was the 18 year Viking Pride. Swipe to see more.
#Orkney #whisky #Scotland #scotchwhisky #kirkwall
1. First pickles of the summer and 2. today's gard 1. First pickles of the summer and 2. today's garden haul.
Want the pickle recipe? Go to the blog and search "refrigerator pickles."
#gardening #pickles #vegetables
Fresh grilled zucchini, tomatoes, and basil from m Fresh grilled zucchini, tomatoes, and basil from my garden. I made two of these today for two different potluck parties. 
#gardening #vegetables
Friday night cocktail. We're calling it a "Golden Friday night cocktail. We're calling it a "Golden State" (basically, it's a bourbon passionfruit sour).
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2 oz bourbon 
.75 oz @chinola Passion fruit liquor 
.75 oz fresh lemon juice 
Shake in an @elevatedcraft shaker and pour over a large ice cube.
Saturday night cocktail, the Blackberry Towncar. Saturday night cocktail,  the Blackberry Towncar.
1.75 oz Bombay Sappire Gin
.5 oz Triple Sec
.5 oz homemade blackberry syrup 
.75 oz lemon juice 
1 dash spicy bitters
Shake with ice until cold in an @elevatedcraft shaker. 
#cocktailsofinstagram ##cocktails #ilovela #gin
It was fun to meet up with @katieparla at her book It was fun to meet up with @katieparla at her book signing at @capriclubla tonight! We even tried some of the items made just from her new book. Delish!
I bought one of her older books, but make sure to check out the new one on the food of the 
Italian Islands, too! 
#eaglerock #italianfood #cookbook #ilovela #cocktails
Checked out the newly reimagined Capri Club tonigh Checked out the newly reimagined Capri Club tonight.  The menu is filled with Italian nibbles and cocktails. I tried the Negroni and the Coppola (bourbon plus 2 different Amaro). The bar was packed- go early to get a seat. This is not the spaghetti and meatballs place it was 20 years ago. 
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#cocktails #cocktailbar #Negroni  #Amaro
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