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Roasted Veggie Rice Bake

September 22, 2012
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While on the road back from another soccer game that lasted way past our usual dinner time, I feel happy. No dinner rush tonight, since a roasted veggie rice bake is awaiting us. A meal I could easily prepare ahead this afternoon. Earlier in the day I had time to roast zucchinis and eggplants, prepare [...]

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Spanakopita Cups Appetizer Recipe

June 16, 2012
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One of my favorite appetizers to serve is Spanakopita. Spanakopita is a very traditional Greek snack were phyllo dough gets filled with a mixture of spinach, feta cheese, dill, eggs and onions. Traditionally the phyllo dough is rolled into small triangles, but I decided that little cups would make for a much nicer presentation. Spanakopita [...]

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Farro Salad With Roasted Veggies on Balsamic Pumpkin Oil Vinaigrette

April 27, 2012
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With the warmer weather arriving here in Colorado, I like to leave the soups and stews behind and move on to nutritious and fresh salads served along side a perfectly barbequed piece of meat. The other night while checking my pantry I decided on a farro salad with roasted veggies on balsamic pumpkin oil vinaigrette. [...]

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Spätzle (German Noodle Dish)

March 5, 2012
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Spätzle is a noodle dish traditionally served in the southern parts of Germany (Swabia or Bavaria). I was first introduced to making Spätzle from scratch through one of my friend’s from school. Her family came from Bavaria and her mom used to prepare homemade Spätzle all the time. There were four kids in the family and they [...]

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Cranberry Sauce with Cointreau

November 20, 2011
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I am running behind, way behind on my Thanksgiving dinner preparations. Painting, cleaning, sorting. I need a vacation, urgently! Do you feel the same? Nevertheless, still time to make some homemade cranberry sauce. Don’t give in; no store bought jelly-like stuff, alright! This is my favorite recipe. It enhances the flavors of the cranberries with [...]

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Spicy Red Cabbage Kohlrabi Salad

October 11, 2011
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It snowed last weekend. Yes, winter arrived earlier than usually. Can you believe it? I hope this doesn’t lead us into lots of cold weather down the road since I am not up for it yet. I mean, I am really never up for it, except that I need some snow to enjoy my time [...]

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Spinach Spätzle

June 3, 2011
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Your wish is my command! The result of my last poll showed that you, my readers, would like to see more German recipes featured on “My Kitchen in the Rockies”. Thanks everybody who participated. I appreciate your feedback a lot. Here is a spinach variation of a traditional Spätzle which is simple German homemade pasta [...]

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Pomegranate Vinaigrette on Roasted Asparagus

May 5, 2011
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Fresh green asparagus is one of my most favorite spring time vegetables, preferably roasted, since it gives an extra flavor boost to the asparagus. Here I am serving the roasted asparagus with vinaigrette made out of pomegranate molasses, aged balsamic vinegar and a good organic olive oil. A healthy and quick side dish that goes [...]

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Stromboli with Salami, Pepperoni, Ham and Cheese

April 25, 2011
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Stromboli is an American-Italian inspired invention I had never heard of until my Front Range blogger friend, Karen, brought it to one of our blogger meetings for brunch. Karen is the face behind the blog “Savoury Table“. Don’t miss out and visit her, she always has the most wonderful recipes and stories to share. But [...]

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Potato and Spinach Gratin

April 19, 2011
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One challenge I have given myself for the second year of blogging “using less meat in my kitchen” has been working out a lot better than I thought. I felt like sometimes being stuck in a “meat and potato rut”. But stepping out of my boundaries was not hard at all. I don’t even need [...]

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