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Orzo Oh So Pleasing

A bit of white mushrooms reduced down in butter and water to top orzo and some simple green beans.

Under 10

Clusters of faggotini pasta topped with tomato sauce and mushrooms can make supper in under 10 minutes. Corn cut from the cob and cucumber yogurt dip with raw celery and broccoli are double-quick.

Pesto Pizza

Pesto pizza made from some low fat mozzarella and cremini mushrooms.

The pesto was quick whiz of pine nuts and olive oil and frozen basil. Sprinkled liberally with some oregano, sage and thyme.

Faggotini

Faggotini with parsley, broccoli stirred with cashews and a dash of rice vinegar, hot sauce beside corn cob.

Muted Palette of Veggies

Leek, green onion and cauliflower soup beside potato gnocchi with havarti grated over it.
And boiled veggies (cauliflower, celery and sweet potato) too. [Yikes, writing that it looks like starch overload.]

Chocolate Chip Bars

I am on such a chocolate craving binge. I made a variation on the recipe Crystal used. I didn’t have pecans so subbed sliced almonds, sprinkled a tablespoon of hemp seed, used 1/2 cup 50% cocoa chocolate chips and 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips in it and another 1/2 cup sprinkled over it and about […]

Truffle

Joseph Schmidt pecan brandy truffle isn’t bad. It’s a confection but not overly cloying. It’s texture is fine. It’s taste is well-balanced but not as spectacular as it looks (probably owing to my tongue being used to a high percentage cocoa).