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Archive for July, 2011

Bell Pepper Tabouli (Recipe)

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Whenever we have a picnic, I make tabouli salad. Each time it turns out a little different (depending on what ingredients I throw in). This particular recipe (featuring fresh bell peppers) is one of my favorites and probably the one I make the most often. The red and yellow organic bell peppers that I buy [...]

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Eating Mexican in Paris (Restaurant Reviews)

Monday, July 4th, 2011

When we first arrived in Paris, Sébastien and I stayed clear of Mexican restaurants. Coming from Santa Fe, I felt there was something infinitely wrong about eating “Mexican” in France. I’d grown up on the real stuff – the thick, hot, decadent sauces that make up traditional Northern New Mexican cuisine. Mexican without fresh Hatch [...]

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