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Recipe of the Month
Cranberry Orange Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones

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Pan-Seared Scallops with Linguine and Roasted Pine Nuts

Yay!  Pan-Seared Scallops are finally here!  For those of you who now think I’m crazy for randomly saying Pan-Seared Scallops are finally here — as if they were missing — see this post for the whole story). Believe it or not, but I had actually never made pan-seared scallops before.  I searched around for different [...]

Best Crab Cakes with Lemon-Dill Aioli

Would you believe I had never tasted a crab cake until earlier this year? Crazy, right? Oddly enough, it happened in Las Vegas. Dustin and I went out to a nice seafood restaurant called Chart House while our friends watched Jordan at the hotel. Mind you, this was our first night out without Jordan. Ever. [...]

Halibut Picatta with Asparagus

Every Wednesday, I do our grocery shopping for the week.  This means, by default, that we have some sort of fresh fish for dinner every Wednesday.  Dustin and I are HUGE fans (yes, huge enough fans to put “huge” in all-capitals, in case you were wondering) of fresh fish and look forward each week to [...]

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