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Food as Celebration

 It seems that lots of people had celebratory breakfasts, lunches or dinners yesterday in honor of the inauguration of a new president.

I found the recipe on Julia's Album -- Asiago chicken pasta with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach -- and I made some for myself.



It was good but if I make it again I will leave out the way too much salt called for in the recipe. The cheese is salty enough for my taste. It did make my kitchen smell very much like an Italian restaurant and there is nothing wrong with that as far as I am concerned.



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  1. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)January 21, 2021 at 2:04 PM

    Mmmmm....sounds wonderful. I'll trade you some of that for my bland diet. :-)

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    1. OlgaJanuary 21, 2021 at 2:25 PM

      Oh, no. I'm sorry you had to see this post.

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  2. Linda ReederJanuary 21, 2021 at 2:55 PM

    We has shrimp pasta with bacon, browned butter and parmesan cheese. My own made up recipe. And a winter salad with hearts of romaine, diced apple, walnuts, dried cranberries and blue cheese crumbles. But then we eat like that almost every night.

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  3. RianJanuary 21, 2021 at 3:31 PM

    We had celebratory cheesecake... since it was also our 53rd Wedding Anniversary. But Biden's inauguration was a gift in itself.

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  4. Arkansas PattiJanuary 21, 2021 at 6:19 PM

    Looking good. I just realized yesterday that for the first time in a year at least, I am hungry again. Amazing how stress can kill an appetite.

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  5. KayJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:47 PM

    Hmmm... That's weird. Just posted a comment and it disappeared. Just wanted to say that looks delicious. It feels great to celebrate.

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  6. MaebemeJanuary 22, 2021 at 11:15 AM

    Looks very good! I'm a big fan of chicken and pasta, my son not so much so I'll have to wait until my daughter is home as I know she'd enjoy it.

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  7. gigi-hawaiiJanuary 22, 2021 at 11:23 AM

    I like chicken and pasta. Might make some of that soon. Yes, it is great that Biden is now our president. What a relief, indeed.

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