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Sweet Home Allegra

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Favorite recipes for creating and preserving vibrant food. Views to my sweet life too. 

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Lemon Pasta with Shallots

Lemon juice and lemon zest in angel hair pasta is basic, after that it’s ingredients of choice and a bit of technique. This is stolen and...

French Lentil Salad

Green lentils are simmered in an herb bundle of thyme, rosemary and bay leaf, then cooled and dried before being added to other...

Best Black Bean Burgers PLUS

My Mister invented this veggie burger after trying out at least a dozen black bean burger recipes from a wide range of sources and still coming up short of absolute satisfaction. We freeze a few rounded into meatballs for serving with pasta weeks later. I am not sure what inspired him to add sweet corn and carrot, but these additions elevate this burger to oooo la la for flavor and crunch! Then he solved the difficult issue of the veggie patty holding together well by A: let

Black Bean Burgers with Japanese Mayo

These are the ultimate vegetarian burger without resorting to salty fake meat or mealy overly bread-crumbed patties! These are packed...

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Tuna Noodle Casserole is classic childhood comfort food. This is true even when I choose to forget that in my huge family of the...

Roasted Pumpkin and Shallots with Rigatoni and Goat Cheese

Ripped but revised from an old Martha Stewart recipe, this has the quintessential heartiness and taste so craved in Autumn! The 2" chunks of roasted pumpkin balance with the oversized rigatoni pasta and the longways quarter slices of shallots roast up so creamy they are nearly liquid. Brown butter crisps up some sage leaves, then some pasta water joins with the goat cheese for the creamy finish. Sugar pumpkins are also called pie pumpkins. They are small, the flesh is sw

Creamy Fusilli with Shallots and Mushrooms

This recipe started with the Autumn Equinox. The change of season brought with it a craving for mushrooms, creaminess, pasta, garden...

White Bean, Spinach and Tomato Bake

This is adapted from a Pinterest recipe, with the amount of cheese reduced, the tomato and spinach quantity increased and the white beans...

Alfredo Kale and Shallot Pizza

Ripped from NYT Cooking, which hides behind a paywall so will not pin to Pinterest for ease of reference, therefore I am posting here....

Sweet and Sour Pickled Red Onions

Perfect for adding tang to hummus wraps, salads, charcuterie, grilled sandwiches and just snacking fingers to mouth ooo la la straight...

Mushroom Puff Pizza

A delicious mix of savory flavors is addicting here, with the magic of balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and a bit of dark brown sugar in the...

Zucchini Relish

September's bountiful zucchini, shredded up skin and all and synergized with onion, dices of brightly colored peppers, and a sweet syrup...

Zucchini Salsa

Put up this smoky, sweet-peppery, slightly spicy, cilantro-infused chili style salsa when September overflows with zucchini, tomatoes and...

Cindy’s Potato Salad

My wondeful friend Cindy suggested that we make potato salad. This, of course, started a discussion (that included web scrolling) about...

Sweet Corn Relish

This is a 1950s era supermarket hotdog relish elevated to the stars thanks to July’s peak Farm Market opportunities and some dedicated...

Spicy Dilly Garlic Beans

Addictive! This pickle is everyone’s favorite, so I spend July putting up several big batches. The recipe is uncomplicated but time...

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