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I put together this salad as a refreshing and light side dish to simply roasted chicken breasts. The flavor combination was great. The dish was a prime candidate for the O Foods for Ovarian Cancer Awareness event and I was more than happy to share the recipe for this more than noble… Continue

We’ve taken the kids out to some farms the last couple of weekends to do some apple picking (to be the topic of a later post), pumpkin picking and to enjoy the outdoors before the weather changes. Luckily, we’ve picked up some great fruits and vegetables from these local farms which… Continue

As a kid I remember eating beets once a year—on Palm Sunday when we would sit down to the customary Greek lunch of bakaliaro (fried salt cod), skordalia (garlic dip) and boiled beets made every year on this holiday. And I’m pretty sure I still ate beets only on Palm Sunday… Continue

Biscotti are my favorite sweet to bake during the winter holidays and share with family and friends. They are flavorful, so very versatile and they last quite a few days. Of course, they’re such a good treat and my husband and kids love them so, that I don’t limit them to just the… Continue