Ingredients Archives: dijon mustard

Steve’s Saucy Baked Salmon with Dijon & Dill

Steve’s Saucy Baked Salmon with Dijon & Dill

Rejoice! Wild Alaskan salmon season is near. It will begin any week now, so just keep in touch with your grocer’s fishmonger who will give you the scoop on its anticipated arrival. While canned and

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Oven-Fried Onion Bloom with Tangy Dipping Sauce

Oven-Fried Onion Bloom with Tangy Dipping Sauce

If you’re like me, you love a good deep fry. I was born and raised in Wisconsin, after all, where I was no stranger to Friday fish fries…

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Clean Eating Spinach and Bell Pepper Breakfast Casserole

Spinach and Red Pepper Healthy Breakfast casserole

When it comes to breakfast, I rely on a multitude of mix-and-match quick-fix basics, including hard-boiled eggs, fruit, oatmeal, smoothies, yogurt, toast, frozen waffles, or perhaps even one of my make-ahead breakfast cookies. But for holidays,…

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How to Cook a Pork Tenderloin Roast

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One of the best things about the holiday season is the food, of course. Sipping lowfat eggnog lattes while shopping and nibbling fresh roasted chestnuts while dressing the tree and singing along with Christmas music are a…

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Kale, Grape & Walnut Salad and Lunch with Ellie Krieger at FNCE

Kale, Grape & Walnut Salad with Parmesan and Red Wine Vinaigrette

Now that tomato season has ended, we need a satisfying substitute for this quintessential salad ingredient. Fortunately, California grape season is in full swing, from late spring through December. I keep grapes on hand for snacking,…

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Parmesan-Crusted Dover Sole Fillets with Creamy Lemon-Parsley Sauce

Parmesan-crusted dover sole with creamy lemon-parsley sauce

Recently during restaurant week, I had the pleasure of dining at Eddie V’s, enjoying their four-course prix-fix meal for only $40. And this menu did not have any weak spots. We’re talking wedge

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Recipe: Summer Spanish Tapas 3-Ways

How to Make Tapas

Recipe: Summer Spanish Tapas 3-Ways

How to Eat at a Tapas Bar

Once merely intended to shield glasses of wine from fruit flies, tapas have expanded into substantial snacks, easily turned into meals. My husband and I…

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Recipe: Lemon Basil Grilled Asparagus with Parmesan & Walnuts

Lemon Basil Grilled Asparagus with Parmesan & WalnutsOften new acquaintances ask me, “Well, what do you cook for dinner?” On one particular occasion, I nonchalantly mentioned that I might cook salmon, corn and asparagus on the grill. Et voila. Dinner is…

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Recipe: Bibb Wedge Salad with Creamy Balsamic Blue Cheese Dressing

Bibb Wedge Salad with Creamy Balsamic Blue Cheese DressingOne of the biggest reasons we get into trouble when eating out are the larger than life portion sizes. Even if the ingredients in the dish are healthy, the menu item can contain twice as much energy (calories)…

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Easter Recipe: Grilled Rosemary-Thyme Rack of Lamb

Grille Rosemary-Thyme Rack of Lamb

This simple Easter recipe demystifies the preparation of an impressive rack of lamb and will have your guests raving. I love to pair this with one of my favorite condiments, Crosse & Blackwell® Mint Sauce*. It contains…

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