To Try: Greek Chicken Kapama

Ever since I saw a mouth-watering photograph of pastitsio, I’ve been more than a little preoccupied with Greek cooking.  I was trolling Recipezaar for ideas and stumbled across this incredible recipe for chicken pieces marianted in lemon juice and braised in a rich tomato sauce with white wine, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves.   Credit: John Carrington/Savannah Daily News

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Quinoa Garden Salad

My friend, Jessica, put together a nice little salad based on quinoa (KEEN-wah), a protein-  and fiber-rich grain (or technically, pseudo-grain).  Its flavor is slightly nutty and delicious with fish or anything grilled. -1 1/2 c. quinoa, steamed with 2-2 1/4 c. water and completely cooled -1 cucumber, diced -12-15 grape tomatoes, halved -1/2 red [...]

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Penne with Roasted Tomatoes, Feta & Kalamatas

If you haven’t guessed, I’m a food blog junkie, so it’s no surprise this recipe started with one from a charming blogger, The Wednesday Chef.  Chopped, sauteed zucchini might make a nice addition. -1/2 c. olive oil, divided -1 lb. good canned plum tomatoes (or whole, peeled plum tomatoes), halved lengthwise, seeded -1 tsp. dried oregano, [...]

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Best Bolognese Sauce

This is the real deal: beef ragu with tomatoes (not tomato sauce that happens to have a little beef in it). Delicious, and one of my favorite recipes to cook AND eat. -1T olive oil -3T butter -1/2 c. finely diced onion -2/3 c. finely diced celery -2/3 c. finely diced carrot -3/4 lb. ground [...]

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