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FOFF Potato, Leek and Olive Casserole

A warming casserole to cure a chill in the bones. This recipe from Carla Vavala’s book Fusion of Food and Friends fills your belly with all things good and yummy. *I added some butter beans to make it a complete meal. 2 TBS olive oil 2 leeks, finely sliced 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock 3 tsp. chopped fresh thyme 2 lbs. potatoes, unpeeled but sliced very thin (use a mandolin) 8 pitted olives, sliced 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated (*I ran out of parm. so I used 1/2 a cup feta) *Optional: 15 oz. can beans of choice (I used [...]

By Joanne|2012-10-31T13:02:07-04:00November 1, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|3 Comments

The Story of the Shrimp, the cabbage, and the orzo

Funning, we’re 4 weeks out from the big race (Boston Marathon) and I come across my post from last year. I had the live broadcast on at work. In fact, I’ve watched the live broadcast for Boston the last two years, never in my wildest dreams thinking I’d be running it. Got to get excited about that. In my post from last year, I mention how I’d go out of my mind waiting until 10:30 to run. Well, now I have to wait until 10:40 but I know I won’t go crazy and I will wait with all the excitement [...]