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Salted Dark-Chocolate-Dipped Oranges

by Kare on 8:46 am in Chicks Dig It, Entertaining, Food, Fruit, Gluten Free, Vegetarian

So easy. Segments of oranges dipped in rich, dark chocolate and spiked with flakes of Fleur de sel … it totally works.

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Espresso Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Kare on 8:27 pm in Chicks Dig It, Dessert, Food, Vegetarian

Chewy, gooey, oozing with chocolate. Step-by-step recipe with photos for Espresso Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, heavy on chocolate and caffeinated to boot.

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Cheater Meyer Lemon Rolls

by Kare on 12:26 pm in Breads, Breakfast, Chicks Dig It, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian

So they’re a bit of a cheat – they use refrigerator crescent rolls. They’re also really, really delicious. The sauce creates a tart, lemony-orange caramel on the bottom of the rolls, and the zest settles into the cracks along the top.

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Melissa Etheridge Salad (Avocado, Warmed Feta & Baby Greens Salad) + A Baby!

by Kare on 9:10 am in Chicks Dig It, Food, Soups and Salads, Vegetarian

Feta warmed with torn bread crumbs and creamy avocado over mixed baby greens, sprinkled with fresh lemon juice and olive oil. Delicious. Plus a bonus photo of our new baby!

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10 Simple – and Simply Delicious – Dips for Artichokes

by Kare on 9:45 pm in Appetizers, Chicks Dig It, Entertaining, Food, Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Pin itNow that you’ve learned how to cook up the perfect artichoke, here are a few dip ideas – 10 to be exact – for all those wonderful leaves (and the delectable heart!). Agave-Mustard (or Honey-Mustard) Sauce The one and only, this combination seems as though it was just made for artichokes. 1/4 cup mayonnaise [...]

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How to Steam an Artichoke

by Kare on 8:11 am in Appetizers, Chicks Dig It, Food, Gluten Free, How To..., Vegetarian

Pin it How to Steam an Artichoke Ingredients: Fresh artichokes (choose ‘chokes that are brightly colored, sport tightly closed leaves, and feel a little heavy for their size) Lemon slice Garlic clove Bay leaf Directions: Fill a large pan with about two inches of water, and add the lemon, garlic clove and bay leaf. Set [...]

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Caprese Panzanella

by Kare on 2:39 pm in Cheese, Chicks Dig It, Food, Soups and Salads, Vegetarian

I think I revealed just how panzanella crazy I am when I raved about the stuff last month. Panzanella, for the uninitiated, is an Italian bread salad. “Bread salad” is not nearly as soggy as it might sound, by the way. Think delicious croutons in overdrive, combined with a bunch of other yummy stuff – pretty much pure non-soggy nirvana in a bowl. And it’s so easy to throw together. [...]

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Orzo Salad with Garbanzo Beans and Cherry Tomatoes

by Kare on 11:09 am in Chicks Dig It, Food, Pasta, Soups and Salads, Vegetarian

It’s frickin’ hot here in Seattle right now. I know that for some, temps into the mid-90s is small potatoes. But for us tender Pacific Northwest folk, 95 is nothing to sneeze at. Especially because most of us around [...]

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Eat, Pray, Love, Figs

by Kare on 9:48 pm in Chicks Dig It, Food, Fruit, Vegetarian

Pin itA story like Eat, Pray, Love is right up my alley. I was enthralled and inspired when I read the story this past February, and a little gaga again after seeing the movie just a few hours ago. A strong, independent woman who has the courage not only to open her eyes and see [...]

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Fresh Bing Cherry Ice Cream

by Kare on 1:17 pm in Chicks Dig It, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Vegetarian

In between marathon blog redesign sessions, I’ve had a teensy bit of a life. I think it’s still summer – it is, right? I think the weather is pretty nice. I think my dogs and my guy still like me well enough. I think. As far as my guy is concerned, I’m pretty sure it helped that [...]

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Ginger and Lemongrass Iced Green Tea

by Kare on 6:59 pm in Chicks Dig It, Drinks, Food

I’m on a couple of kicks lately. Well – come to think of it – several kicks. I’m just going to talk about two of ‘em today.

Lately I’m a little obsessed with both iced green tea and fluffy beach reads. It is summer, after all. I’ve made raspberry lemon iced green tea (good), strawberry mint (also good), and blueberry (pretty color, but needs work). And the books, you ask? Well, I finally read [...]

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Perfect Panzanella

by Kare on 10:17 am in Chicks Dig It, Food, Soups and Salads, Vegetarian

Panzanella may be the best salad idea ever – and I’m pretty sure this is the perfect panzanella recipe. Olive-oil-toasted bread hunks, rustic chops of green and red peppers, tomatoes, and more, plus basil plucked fresh from the garden… good, good, good stuff.

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Pizza Bianca

by Kare on 8:39 am in Breads, Cheese, Chicks Dig It, Food, Main Dishes, Vegetarian

Pin itI've been holding out on you guys. It's totally a big deal, too. Okay, not really. It's about pizza. The other day when I posted about Pizza on the Barbecue? I neglected to talk about my very, very, VERY favorite kind of grilled pizza. Pizza Bianca – a.k.a. White Pizza. So simple, and [...]

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Watermelon-Basil Sorbet with Fleur de Sel

by Kare on 9:02 am in Chicks Dig It, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Pin it How do you spell "refreshing?" … Well, hmm. Wait a minute. This doesn't really work in print, does it? So much for the Rolaids/relief approach. Let me try again. How about some Watermelon-Basil Sorbet, everyone?! It's refreshing. No really. Tongue tinglingly, brain freezingly, coolingly refreshing. What I'm trying to say here is that [...]

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