Category: Holiday
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CHERRY CHEESECAKE – what Santa really wants to find by the tree
Hi there, Remember I told you about all the different food presents Dom has received through the years in thanks for his medical care. I mentioned one of my favorites was a cheesecake. The cheesecake arrived at our house one cold winter night in December. It was probably flu season because Dom hadn’t arrived home […]
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MANICOTTI – A traditional Christmas Recipe from two families
Hi there, Manicotti is a traditional dish for many Italian American families Christmas Day. I must admit that I have only attempted to make these one time but they homemade manicotti are better than any other version and well worth the effort involved. I am very pleased to give to you two stories and two […]
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HOLIDAY RELAXATION – put your feet up and enjoy!
Hi there, We have celebrated Thanksgiving and Hanukkah with old and new recipes and now we are headed into the Christmas Season. But I would like to start with a couple of recipes from my friend Sue Clancy, http://sueclancy.com, which will give us time to put our feet up and maybe reflect upon what the […]
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HANUKKAH EDITION – Tropical Latkes
Hi there, My friend Dolly at Kool Kosher Kitchen shared with me this story about Hanukkah and recipe. I know you will enjoy it. Chanukkah is coming, and kids are looking forward to stuffing their faces with latkes – potato pancakes. When I was growing up, we had all kinds of latkes on Chanukkah, and sometimes my grandmother skipped the deruny (potato latkes) altogether […]
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING – time to use the leftovers!
Hi there, Thanksgiving 2021 I am guessing is a truly day of thanks this year. For most of us, we are celebrating (indoors) with our family. Last year really brought home the meaning of this holiday. The end of Thanksgiving day for the cooks looks like this – But for a lot of us, the […]