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Tomato Goat Cheese Tarts in an Herb Parmesan Crust

Last night I made these tarts. Today I went paddle-boating in a skirt. It’s been a good weekend so far. Have you seen baby heirloom tomatoes at Trader Joe’s? They are just so pretty, and the green ones are neon. They would be the most popular tomatoes dancing under a black light at a club. If I stumble across a recipe that has tomatoes, basil and goat cheese involved, chances are I’ll e-mail it to…

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Spicy Oven-Roasted Chickpeas

I’ve been snacking on pie this week … pie and chocolate marshmallows. There were definitely the occasional yogurt covered raisin too. And now it’s come to a point where I just feel like I need to get a healthy snack in my life. So I decided hang out with some chick peas and get my crunch on in a health-conscious way. These crunch like a snack should and kinda smell like christmas. Basically, I wish I…

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Old-Fashioned Peach Pie

My mom knows about pie. She knows that it’s ok to use 8 cups of peaches instead of 5, and she didn’t judge me for not having a pastry blender. She also said that it’s ok if a pie is juicy and doesn’t slice as pretty as you’d hope. “Just serve it in a bowl,” she says. So there you go. We went to Eastern Market Saturday morning to get all those Michigan peaches up…

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