recipe: Garlic Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes - 11/24/07 05:00 PM
So, I posted our Thanksgiving menu on a few forums, including this one, and was suddenly bombarded with requests for this recipe (out of all the items on there). Here it is, as written by my son PJ, for those who were asking. 1. Cut the head off of a garlic (2 comments)
recipe: Moroccan Sweet Potatoes - 11/22/07 11:43 AM
This year I'm doing a little something different in the sweet potato department for Thanksgiving. Instead of my usual, wondermously flavored mashed garnet yams, I'm going with this recipe - Moroccan Sweet Potatoes with Raisins & Cinnamon. A quick search of AR shows that I haven't shared this with you before, (2 comments)
recipe: Chipotle Turkey Enchiladas - 11/17/07 10:20 AM
This recipe came to me as Chipotle CHICKEN Enchiladas. Then, one Thanksgiving, we had an extra-large turkey, and even after making my signature Saturday After Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey and Andouille Gumbo, there was still plenty left. So, with a substitution of turkey for chicken, a new tradition was established (and we (3 comments)
recipe: Alton Brown's Curry Chicken Pot Pie - 11/05/07 08:20 AM
I'm very fond of chicken pot pie, experimented, and found the perfect recipe, long ago, and have been using it ever since. However, recently, I ran across this variation by Alton Brown, and am now thoroughly hooked. (Sorry, old recipe! It was fun while it lasted! Maybe we can get together (4 comments)
recipe: Moroccan Spiced Ribeye - 07/22/07 09:21 AM
Moroccan Spiced Beef Recipe This is another one of my quick and easy recipes. An interesting flavor, can be thrown together, and you can broil them if you don't want to mess with the grill. (Remember to line your broiler pan with aluminum foil for quick and easy clean-up as well as (3 comments)
recipe: Old Fashioned Applesauce Raisin Cookies Made Easy - 06/19/07 01:05 PM
Yesterday I had promised to bring dessert to the local Lions' Club luncheon given at the senior center. I needed something nummy, easily transported, easily eaten. After prowling around through my cookbooks, I came across this recipe in the Cake Doctor cookbook that fit the bill admirably. It would also be (3 comments)
recipe: Vichysoisse (Fancy for Potato and Leek Soup) - 02/11/07 10:34 PM
This recipe, found in the Joy of Cooking many decades ago, is a staple in our house. It's wonderfully restorative, easy to make, and when you're on a soft diet (dentist day or something), it makes you feel like you've eaten Real Food, unlike most soft-diet foods. It freezes, so when (3 comments)
recipe: Valentine's Day Approaches - Double Chocolate Rum Cake - 02/03/07 06:01 PM
With Valentine's Day coming up, it's time to start thinking about the important things in life - like chocolate. This cake is to die for. It's perfect for your Valentine, or as a gift to an office or client. I'm very fond of cakes and cupcakes that are easy to make, use (2 comments)
recipe: Unfried Catfish - 01/21/07 05:18 PM
This is a quick and easy way to have dinner on the table in half an hour with precious little work. I make up the coating in bulk and keep it in a jar so I can just pull it out when needed. Since the most time-consuming part of this recipe (aside from (0 comments)
recipe: Southern Fried Chicken Tenders - 01/11/07 10:11 AM
If I know that we're going to be particularly busy on a weekend (and ALWAYS on weekends when we're putting up hay!), I'll make a double or triple batch of these. They're good hot or cold, and they're easy to grab for a snack to keep you going. No, they're not (9 comments)
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