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Fun Ideas on Transforming the Stairs Around the Office
Looking for more ways to improve your stairwells? If your budget allows, you may want to work with an interior designer or color consultant to help you create the right “feel” for your stairwells. If not, consider the following ideas.
Physical Alterations to the Stairwell
Adding carpet and rubber treading will increase safety [...]
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Spaghetti Squash & Pork StirFry
Here’s an unusual but delicious way to use the delicate strands of spaghetti squash—in an Asian-inspired pork stirfry. The flavors of toasted sesame oil, fresh ginger, garlic and a hit of spicy red chile sauce cling to the beautiful strands. Serve with jasmine rice.
Yield: 4 servings
Total Time: 1-1/2 hours
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Make Ahead Tip: Prepare [...]
Mango Salad with Ginger-Raisin Vinaigrette
In this recipe, juicy mangoes are paired with fresh ginger plus an unusual combination of golden raisins and malt vinegar, which adds great complexity to an otherwise basic mixed green salad.
Yield: 6 servings
Total Time: 35 minutes
Preparation Time: 35 minutes
Recipe Ingredients:
Dressing
1/4 cup golden raisins
1 cup boiling water
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons malt vinegar, or red-wine [...]
Berry-Almond Quick Bread
This wholesome quick-bread recipe is just what you need; whatever berries you have on hand go into a versatile, wholegrain buttermilk batter that can be baked into muffins, loaves or even doughnut like mini Bundts.
Yield: 12 servings
Total Time: 1 1/4 hours (muffins, mini Bundts), 1 1/2 hours (mini loaves), 2 1/4 hours (large loaf), including [...]
Crunchy Pear & Celery Salad
Crisp pears are tossed with Cheddar cheese and pecans in this delicious salad. For an Italian twist, try a good Parmesan with some toasted pine nuts or to go British use crumbled Stilton and toasted walnuts.
Yield: 6 servings
Total Time: 25 minutes
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Make Ahead Tip: Prepare salad without pecans up to 2 hours ahead. [...]
Pork Cutlets with Maple-Spiced Apples & Red Cabbage
Pork and apples and red cabbage are meant for each other. Here all three appear in a mélange that brings together the Japanese tradition of panko-crusted pork chops with the New England tradition of seasoning with maple syrup and cider vinegar. Serve with a wild rice pilaf.
Yield: 4 servings
Total Time: 50 minutes
Preparation Time: 40 minutes
Recipe [...]
Sesame-Crusted Tofu with Spicy Pineapple Noodles
The tropical flavors of the hot chile-spiked pineapple noodles that accompany the crispy tofu in this dish will take the chill out of any cold day.
Yield: 4 servings
Total Time: 40 minutes
Preparation Time: 40 minutes
Recipe Ingredients:
4 ounces udon noodles, or whole-wheat spaghetti
1/3 cup sesame seeds, preferably a mixture of white and black
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon [...]
Green Salad with Asparagus & Peas
Here’s a salad where we’ve combined two stars of the spring garden, asparagus and peas. Since the asparagus goes into the mix raw, you’ll want to look for the freshest, most tender spears you can find and slice them into very thin rounds.
Yield: 8 servings
Total Time: 35
Preparation Time: 35
Recipe Ingredients:
2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
1/4 [...]
Grilled Pepper Salad
Toss a colorful mix of grilled bell peppers with briny olives, sweet sun-dried tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette for a lovely side dish. Or spread crostini with goat cheese and top it with this salad for an easy summer appetizer.
Yield: 4 servings
Total Time: 20
Preparation Time: 20
Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Recipe [...]
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