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Orange-Apricot Scones
Apricot-Orange Scones
This post might also be called “How to be a Better Scone Baker”.  Have you always wanted to make scones, but thought they were too difficult or there was something tricky about making a perfect scone?  It’s time to get over all that and take the plunge.  With just a few simple tips, you too can be enjoying flaky tender scones.  The very first thing you must do, is stop…
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Crockpot Pot Roast
Fabulous Crockpot Pot Roast
Super easy, super flavorful they said.  It was all over Pinterest, and everyone was raving about it.  I just couldn’t let something that sounded so good go by without giving it a try.
So I made it…..as a test.  Think of me as a scientific investigator.  I do all the work of testing out a recipe by making it, eating it, then telling all of you how wonderful it was (or…
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Lemon Icebox Cookies
Lemon Icebox Cookies
Total tart throbs….that’s what I call these buttery, lemony confections.  Cookie nirvana!  Cookie heaven!  Cookie num-yums!  I think you get how much I love these cookies.
Lemon desserts seem so perfect at this time of year, more than any other, I think.  So I took my recipe for luscious butter cookies, added some (lots) lemon zest, plus a few drops of lemon juice, and zing…
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Stuffed Chicken with Roast Peppers, Mozzarella and Basil
Stuffed Chicken with Roast Peppers, Mozzarella and Basil
Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Roasted Peppers and Mozzarella
I’ve been away from my kitchen too long.  Recovery from knee replacement surgery is a slow process, one that must be taken seriously, if you expect to regain full use of the knee.  All that stretching, bending, walking, etc is hard work and very tiring.  I’m glad to report that I’m moving ahead at a steady pace, but in tiny steps.…
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Bacon and Leek Quiche
Bacon and Leek Quiche
Bacon and Leek Quiche
What food comes to mind most often when planning a menu for brunch?  Is it quiche?  I’m not surprised.  Quiche may well be the most versatile brunch dish.  A rich eggy custard encased in a flaky crust, it can be made with an almost endless variety of herbs, meats, cheeses and vegetables.  It can also be served hot or at room temperature, making it an ideal choice it you have…
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Cranberry Pecan Biscotti
Cranberry-Pecan Biscotti
Listen up folks! Â It is a scientific fact that a beverage, whether it be coffee, tea, hot chocolate or milk, needs the perfect dunking cooking to go with it.
I took a poll among my friends with the question “would you rather have a graham cracker, a snickerdoodle, or cranberry pecan biscotti with your favorite beverage”?  Don’t ever let it be said that I’m afraid to ask…
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White Beans with Fennel
White Beans with Fennel
White Beans with Fennel.
Since I’ve cut back sharply on the amount of carbohydrates we are eating, I’ve been leaning pretty heavily on vegetables.  We have 2 – 3 veggies at each main meal.  In this dish you get three vegetables all getting cozy together.  So if you are trying to make healthy choices, this dish might be a good thing to incorporate into your menu plan.  It has white beans to…
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Church Supper Chicken Casserole
Church Supper Chicken Casserole
Church Supper Chicken Casserole
Happy Spring, friends.  I do believe that Spring is finally starting to show signs of it’s arrival, and for me that means getting organized.  So this week has been a closet organizing, cob-web dusting, house cleaning kind of week.  This time of year always has me rearranging things for a fresh perspective, but this year I have an additional reason for doing so.
In…
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Buttermilk Waffles with Cheese
Buttermilk Waffles with Cheese
Cheesy Buttermilk Waffles
Here’s the thing about buttermilk:  You probably don’t keep it on hand all the time, but it’s so handy to have available for a great many purposes.  It keeps for a long time.  What?  Did you think it was going to go sour?  Here’s a news flash….it IS sour!  Not spoiled, just sour tasting.  Did you know you can make a substitute for buttermilk by adding a little vinegar…
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Mini Cheesecakes, (or what I brought to Easter dinner)
Mini Cheesecakes, (or what I brought to Easter dinner)
Mini Cheesecakes
Good morning, folks,  Happy Spring,  Welcome to Monday, and here I am back….did you miss me?  I certainly missed you!
Last week was a whirlwind of busy-ness, and I didn’t spend a lot of time in the kitchen, so our meals devolved into left overs and quick and easy ones that are already on these pages somewhere.  Can you believe one evening we even had Chinese Takeout?  Well, what…
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Ravioli with Sautéed Asparagus
Ravioli with Sautéed Asparagus
Ravioli with Sautéed Asparagus
Sometimes you want an easy and quick pasta recipe that tastes incredible. Well, this recipe for ravioli with sautéed asparagus is all of that and more.  It can be whipped up quickly and the addition of  parmesan cheese at the end makes it a culinary masterpiece.  I kid you not!
Fresh store bought ravioli is cooked, then tossed with asparagus that has been sautéed in…
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Italian Style Chicken Sausage with Roast Vegetables
Italian Style Chicken Sausage with Roast Vegetables
Italian Style Chicken Sausage with Roast Vegetables and Rigatoni
I wish you could taste how good this dish is!  But since you can’t, you’re going to have to take my word for it.
This baked dinner came about as a result of having roast vegetables left over from when I made the Roast Vegetable Subs.  It’s everything I love in a meal and it’s all ready in about an hour.
I used spicy chicken sausage…
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Sweet Spinach Smoothie
 Sweet Spinach Smoothie
Looking ahead to spring you may be thinking , as I am, that you’d like to rid yourself of those few pounds that somehow sneaked on when you weren’t looking.  Ah, yes, this has been a winter for comfort foods, and for some reason comfort foods are the ones that put on the pounds.
One way to lose enjoyably(?) is to sip away the pounds.  Juice cleanses are not the best idea,…
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Garlic Roasted Vegetable Subs
Garlic Roasted Vegetable Subs
Garlic Roasted Vegetable Sub
Oven-roasting is an easy way to prepare vegetables and bring out the best of their natural flavor.  Any combination of vegetables will work in this hearty vegetarian sub sandwich.  I particularly like the combination I put together to create an Italian vibe.  I filled them with a medley of garlic-roasted eggplant, bell peppers, onion, mushrooms and tomatoes, then…
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Irish Whiskey Cake
This year I got a little carried away with making Irish recipes for our St Paddy’s Day dinner.  Here today, we have the meal’s finale; Irish Whiskey Cake.
Irish Whiskey Cake
You might be tempted to call this a “drunken cake” because of the whiskey content.  But fear not, the alcohol content evaporates with cooking, leaving behind the flavor of the whiskey.  To be really authentic, you should use…
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(The Best) Irish Soda Bread
(The Best) Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread
For something so simple as Irish Soda Bread, there certainly are a lot of recipes out there for making it.  Luckily for me, I have a recipe for the best ISB I’ve ever tasted and so it’s the one I keep returning to time after time.
Generally speaking, Irish Soda Bread recipes seem to fall into two categories; those with raisins and those without.  Most all of them call for…
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Guinness Braised Corned Beef
Guinness Braised Corned Beef
Guinness-Braised Corned Beef
The St. Paddy’s Day parade took place downtown, the restaurants and bars were overflowing with folks wanting to celebrate and have a good time, and wearing something green made everyone Irish.
I don’t know what it’s like in other parts of the country, but it is traditional here in the Northeast to have corned beef dinner for St. Patrick’s Day.  We had ours this…
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