Valarie Russell on September 15th, 2010

Grilled Eggplant What a great way to dress up eggplant. Piled high with herbs, cheese and fresh tomatoes, this grilled side nicely complements most main dishes. Ingredients:   1/4 cup Parmesan cheese ~ shredded 3 Tbsp. lemon juice 2 Tbsp. fresh basil ~ minced 5 tsp. olive oil 3 garlic cloves ~ minced 1 large […]

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Valarie Russell on September 5th, 2010

This is the easiest pesto recipe I have ever used thought I would pass it on… 2 1/2 cups lightly packed fresh basil leaves 1 cup (4 ounces) freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese 3 garlic cloves 1/3  cup olive oil 1/4  cup pine nuts Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste In a blender […]

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Valarie Russell on September 4th, 2010

Pasta Fagioli This is a wonderful healthy soup.  Several years ago my mother and I started taking cooking classes at the Floyd County Hospital and this was a soup that Sally Nehoff (Hospital Nutritionist) fixed for her family and shared with her class.  Since then, I  fix this at least once a month all winter . I modify the […]

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Valarie Russell on September 4th, 2010

A few years ago I found this in one of my Taste of Home magazines and thought I would try it for Kenny.  He loved it, of course he loves just about anything that I cook for him. (as long as I just cook something for him) This is not your everyday use of butternut […]

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