Kabocha Taco Salad

I believe I still have tacos on the mind. Taco Time. Taco Tuesday. taco. taco. taco. It may be due to a recent “nostalgic journey” to visit dear friends in San Antonio – or it may be because my one and only has a love affair with both tacos and Kabocha squash (I introduced him,…

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The Noble Rot Salad

I simply love the fresh produce available in the PNW. While living in Portland for a few years, I was over-the-top spoiled. Fresh berries. Ripe peaches. Herbs abounding. Veggies cascading. Crisp apples throughout the fall. Bounties of interesting and exotic winter squash throughout the colder months. For a Colorado native living outside easy access to…

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Wilted Spinach Salad

I asked Valerie what Pernod liqueur was – what it tasted like and why she had it, as I raided her liquor cabinet for both baking and mixology inspiration. (She awfully generous to me in that way – or allowance). She told me it was for her Wilted Spinach Salad. Oh boy do I wish I…

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