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Potato Fans

Sometimes a baked potato and a salad make the perfect easy winter meal when you don’t feel like cooking .  This easy recipe is a little more interesting than a regular baked potato, but still simple enough to manage without feeling like you are a slave to the stove.

These potatoes are also referred to as Hasselback potatoes, which references the hotel in Stockholm where they were first introduced (The Hasselbacken).  I recommend using russet potatoes for the best texture, but other varieties will work in a pinch.

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Arancini

How can you make a delicious risotto even more delicious?  Make the leftovers into arancini.  Arancini are delicious fried balls of risotto, often stuffed with cheese and served with tomato sauce.  I made them tonight with a delicata squash risotto that I took to the Thanksgiving dinner that my husband I attended.  I stuffed them with crumbled blue cheese and hazelnuts and served them alongside cedar-planked salmon and roasted broccoli. 

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Vegetarian Lasagna 101

italian vegetable lasagna

Lasagna is a vegetarian staple.  It’s a great one dish meal and can be made in advance and cooked at a later time, so it’s great for busy cooks.  The possibilities are endless when it comes to vegetable and flavor combinations that can be used in lasagna.  You just need to know a few basics about lasagna-making, and then you can create an endless variety of dishes to suit your tastes.  I love a classic Italian-style vegetable lasagna, but I also enjoy butternut squash lasagna, smoked salmon lasagna, mushroom lasagna, and others.  

Ok, let’s go over the basics . . .

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