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Playing Dress Up with Stuffed Rigatoni

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on June 23, 2018November 21, 2020

I was walking down the grocery aisle and a bag of rigatoni caught my eye. What if this weren’t a giant-sized American main dish, but rather a more elegant first course?

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  • Side dish

Creamy “Danish” Cucumber Salad

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on June 16, 2018November 21, 2020

A handwritten note from my grandmother on an early 1960’s newspaper recipe, “Danish” Cucumber Salad said, “Good!” So it must be. And so it is. Now, it’s even better.

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Quick Roasted Tomatoes with Pesto and Cheese

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on June 9, 2018November 22, 2020

Big bold flavors, and super-fast. Isn’t that want you want sometimes? Thick sliced, roasted tomatoes with a dollop of pesto and melted cheese.

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  • Grains

Get Shelling! Quinoa with Fava Beans, Pistachios and Lemon

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on May 26, 2018November 22, 2020

When a friend (or farmers’ market) gives you freshly picked fava beans, smile, say thank you, and get shelling!

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Spanish Style Smashed Potatoes

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on April 28, 2018November 22, 2020

Potatoes are like flavor sponges. Being a fairly blank palette, what you put into them makes a big difference.  

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Pickle Me This: Mushrooms!

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on March 17, 2018November 22, 2020

My Polish half is calling me. It seems I cannot go very long without pickling something. Today: Mushrooms!

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  • Entrées

Polenta, Your Way

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on February 3, 2018November 22, 2020

Polenta often sounds fancy on a restaurant menu. But it originated as a low-cost, filling simple food from Northern Italy. And, it couldn’t be easier to make.

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