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Blood Orange Spread

05/13/2018

This Blood Orange Spread recipe is adapted from “Sarabeths’s Good Morning Cookbook” by Sarabeth Levine. Sara made a Mandarin Orange Spread, but I choose to use Blood Oranges since they are in season right now, and they are delicious and…

Cauliflower Soup

04/21/2018

I know, it is another soup recipe. This Cauliflower Soup has become one of my favorite soups to make and eat. I puree the soup with my immersion blender, so it is smooth. The flavors are layered with cauliflower, potato,…

Root Vegetable Cobbler

01/26/2018

We were in Adare, Ireland with very dear friends. Mark and I decided to make dinner, so I bought a cookbook. Mark and I sat down on a park bench while the others were sightseeing and decided what to make…

Scalloped Potato Gratin

11/22/2017

This Scalloped Potato Gratin is the perfect special dinner, ok, any dinner potato. It has everything I love; cream, potatoes, thyme, freshly grated nutmeg, and Gruyere cheese. They are so creamy and the flavors are intense! When I finally found…

Zucchini and Pine Nut Fritters

09/29/2017

My favorite way to eat zucchini is in chocolate cake, but Zucchini and Pine Nut Fritters come in as my second favorite. The zucchini is grated raw, which preserves the fresh, green flavor. They are a lot like Potato Pancakes…

Mom’s Baked Beans

05/26/2017

I finally found a large bean pot to make Mom’s Baked Beans recipe! I found this great bean pot in Texas, on an antique buying trip with my friend Kathy in Montgomery, Texas. It is just perfect! There are some…

Sake Fried Rice

05/19/2017

I have been looking for a really good Sake Fried Rice recipe. So this is a combination of an old and a new recipe. Our friends own a Sake brewery, so I wanted to make sure I include their Blue…

Smashed Potatoes with Chives

04/07/2017

I made these Smashed Potatoes with Chives for a dinner with friends and they were serving steak. I needed to bring something that would transport easily and that I could finish when I got to their house. They are crispy…

Sausage Herb Stuffing

11/18/2016

This Sausage Herb Stuffing is another recipe from Grandma Toots. I have it hand written in my book, there are no measurements, just ingredients.  I taste tested these amounts and it tastes just like Grandma’s did. Isn’t it interesting how…

No Cook Cranberry Orange Relish

11/11/2016

I make this No Cook Cranberry Orange Relish for Thanksgiving every year, no matter where I am. It is fresh, and as tart as you want it to be (less sugar, more tart). The color is beautiful on the table…

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