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When life, …
… or a friend, gives you lemons, expecially freshly plucked from their own tree, well, while conventional wisdom might say ‘make lemonade’, it’s sometimes just as rewarding to take the opporunity to make something that’s been in the back of your mind, then pay it forward by sharing with friends and neighbors. The beauty of…
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A winner off the track!
If you’re like most of us (I’m guessing), and didn’t get to cash in on Golden Tempo’s generous $48.24 on a $2 bet odds, I’ve got a guaranteed winner for you. Kentucky Butter Cake! While anything with Kentucky in it’s name flooded social media posts last week, I had previously seen this when searching for…
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Friends and food,…
,,, the other “F” words. Cooking was not always a passion (or maybe it was, but was suppressed or overshadowed), but I can recall always being fascinated by two cookbooks – the iconic “Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook”, and the long out-of-print “World Famous Chefs’ Cook Book”. For basic and time-tested recipes, the former is…
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Kiss me, I’m Irish!☘️
One of the joys of cooking/baking, especially if you have even a smidgen of curiosity about foods, is jumping into and exploring the nuances of staples as they are prepared by different cultures. And what can be more of a staple than bread? As we go full into March (still wondering, of course, where January…
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When Siri suggests!
I think we all have suspicions in this digital age that we’re being watched and listened to most of the hours of days. When you become jaded to the extent you think this might not be true, invariably something pops up to reinforce the paranoia. Several days ago my daughter gave me some roasted beets…
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One potato,…
…two potato, three potato, four!!! Potatoes sit high on my list of comfort foods; no matter how you fix them, they’re just good. And usually quite easy to prepare. Recently, I ran across a recipe calling for leftover mashed potatoes. I didn’t have any, so made a small, fresh batch, and put them in the…
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Easy, cheesy!!!
Somewhat in contrast to the tart sweetness of the Nantucket Pie of a few days back is the warm comfort of another of my fall/winter favorites, cheese wafers. I say cheese wafers as if the plural applies only to the number of wafers made at any one time, but this recipe is so simple, and…
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Pie to die for!
As much as I like cranberries, and as much as I like pecans, I can’t believe that it took me until now to be introduced to Nantucket Pie. Thank you, Instagram!!! From all I can find, Nantucket Pie has been a thing in New England for ages. I had to research to learn that yes,…
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A side trip to Scotland!
I had every intention of continuing with my Sicilian culinary experiences and discoveries, but I sat down to watch the Great British Bake Off. My intention was to catch their 2025 New Years bake off, as those usually wrap in a single episode. Ever hear of Hogmanay? Well, neither had I. It’s the Scottish equivalent…
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Savoring Sicily
It’s no secret that The Chopping Block in Chicago is my favorite cooking school. A sponsored cultural and culinary adventure in Tuscany was swept aside by COVID; a similar opportunity in Sicily was a no-brainer, and something never to be forgotten. One of the things I like most about cooking is to challenge myself to…
never 2 old 2 start cooking 