At the Table with The Hungry Fox

Essential Rules to Living Healthy

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:51:00 +0000

It's been a month since I've posted and mostly that is due to all the summer activities in our family. This past week we've all been abruptly pulled back into real life with a bout of what the...

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Baked Barbecue Lima Beans

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:00:00 +0000

I love baked beans, and for years I've been trying to replicate the baked lima beans that my family used to get at a local farm market near Pennsylvania's Amish country. I mostly loved the sauce...

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Day 2 & Two Eggs!

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Our little Carolina Wren added another egg to her nest today! Look at the photo below and you'll see the picnic basket that I used for a planter on the front porch, and if you look very closely, you...

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Carolina Wren Nest

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +0000

While we were at the lake last weekend, a Carolina Wren built her nest in a picnic basket planter on my front porch, and today we found her first egg! Will keep you posted on future...

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One Yummy Thing to do with Squash

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:43:00 +0000

Squash is really coming on strong now in my garden and we are loving experimenting. Even Bob's gotten into the swing of things in the kitchen, with his Southern Fried Squash. He tosses sliced squash...

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Breathe...another great post by Leo Babauta

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:47:00 +0000

If you haven't subscribed to Zen Habits yet, you are missing some great posts by blogger Leo Babauta. This is one of my favorites and so worth sharing that I'm reposting it (with permission) here...

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Cancer Boost from Whole Carrots

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Sometimes I come across a story that just makes good sense, and this is one of them so I want to share it with you. If you've ever boiled a red beet you know that if you cut it before boiling it,...

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Mrs. Lochman's Salad

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I had the distinct pleasure of conducting a wine tasting at the home of one of Charlotte's nicest and most gracious hosts. She invited me to share her beautiful buffet table...

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The Ultimate Guacamole

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:51:00 +0000

I bought some unripe avocados one day last week, thinking that they would turn from hard nobs to nice soft fruits after a couple of days on my counter so that I could make a vegetable salad with...

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Slowing Down

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:24:00 +0000

Zen Habits is one of my favorite blogs, and today I am bringing you author Leo Babauta's latest post because some days we just need to be reminded not to race through life. It is good to be able to...

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Wines for Humanity

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:12:00 +0000

Wines for Humanity is a great company to be involved with, full of warm and sharing people who want to give back to their communities. We just had a leadership conference in Chicago and I took my...

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Wine Tastings & Networking Groups

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:01:00 +0000

Just as birds of a feather do, wine lovers tend to flock together. We form clusters at parties where the conversation naturally migrates to comments about the wine served, tales of great tastings...

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Basic Recipe for Easy & Versatile Baked Eggs in a Cup

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:27:00 +0000

I read a recipe somewhere for eggs that you bake in a muffin pan, but those little cups just didn't seem big enough, and what do you do if you only want to make one or two? What about making them...

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Recipe for Fresh Italian - Style Spaghetti Squash

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0000

I was looking for a budget-friendly vegetable side dish to make today. I'm on Phase 1 of South Beach, and I tend to get very bored with the vegetable/protein thing. I'm hungry for pasta so I decided...

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A Budget-Saving Recipe for Easy Salmon Salad

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0000

I've never been wild about salmon salad because I am just not wild about fishy tasting cold food. (Well, I do love tuna salad, so I guess that is the exception.) I roasted some salmon fillets for...

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Cafe 222's Peanut Butter & Banana French Toast

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +0000

What a shame to have to stay in San Diego for two nights longer than planned! I should be so lucky again! That is just what we were forced to do when our red eye flight out was cancelled on Thursday...

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A Bitter Tasting at Fess Parker

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Bob and I were excited about visiting the Fess Parker Winery. Our destination manager had arranged for our tasting there and we'd enjoyed the chardonnay back home. We were right in the middle of...

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Tasting at Firestone Vinyards

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Firestone Vinyard was the first estate winery in Santa Barbara County, CA. It was started by the son of the Firestone of tire fame back in 1972. Our hostess told us that some of these vines had...

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An Evening at Mattei's Tavern & Brothers' Restaurant in Los Olivos

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

We love historical places, so when we passed this tavern on our way to the vinyards, we just knew we had to come back for supper. Imagine our delight when the hostess at Firestone Vinyards...

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Wine Tasting at Eos Winery in Paso Robles

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

I know that we at Wines for Humanity source many of our California wines from the Paso Robles area, so I was thrilled to visit the beautiful Eos Estate Winery. This is one of those places where the...

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The Best Dim Sum in San Francisco

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Dim Sum or Deem Sum is the Chinese tradition of small helpings served along side tea. Kind of like tapas, actually, where you can go to a restaurant with a group of friends and each of you orders a...

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A Trip to the Ferry Building Market

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Once the terminus for all travelers from the East to San Francisco, the Ferry Building is now a market place and famous landmark for residents and visitors. And the latter was yours truly earlier in...

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Make a quick crustless quiche for a nutritious, delicious, and money-saving meal for your family!

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Crustless Quiche is an easy way to transform tidbits of leftover vegetables, meat and cheese into a quick meal when you're short on time. Try combinations of ham or bacon with cheddar or Swiss...

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Recipe for Whole Wheat Bread

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Homemade Whole Wheat Bread After a couple days of 85 degree weather, winter has returned with a Southern vengeance! Forty degrees and raining makes for a miserable day outside, but this kind of...

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A Day's Work for a Personal Chef

noreply@blogger.com (Chef Debbie) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +0000

My cookday really begins the week before when I design the menu for my clients. I know what they like to eat and also their nutritional needs, so I put the menu together based on those things and...

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