Category: main dish
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SLOPPY JOES – a blast from the past
Hi there, I haven’t thought about Sloppy Joe’s in years, but recipes for this sandwich seem to be having a moment right now. This used to be a regular weeknight meal in our home. It was another one of those dinners that my three sons could agree upon. It was usually served with Kraft macaroni […]
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CHILI – goodness, gracious, great bowls of fire!
Hi there, By August my heart starts to yearn for winter comfort food. The summer heatwave in New Jersey has made me crave those foods even earlier this year. When the temperature dropped to the seventies this week, out came the slow cooker. I decided I would make chili for dinner but I wanted to […]
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AN OLDIE BUT GOODIE – Chicken Marbella
Hi there, Remember the 70’s? White suits, Afro’s, (even if you weren’t African American), Bee Gee’s, Abba, Mateus Rose, and Chianti Bottle candles. The top foods for entertaining were: Pineapple Chicken. Basically anything with pineapple was fair game in the 70s due to an increased interest in Hawaiian culture. Quiche. … Cheese Balls/Logs. … Carrot […]
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SPINACH – how to be strong to finish
“Someone has to stand up and say the answer isn’t another pill. The answer is spinach.” Bill Maher Hi there, The other night for a vegetable side for dinner I made sautéed mushrooms and spinach. Well, as is fairly typical (because I still haven’t learned the art of cooking for two), I ended up with […]
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FIGS, FABULOUS FIGS – two easy recipes
Hi there, Today I am going to share with you two recipes using fig preserves. A few years ago, my husband planted two fig trees. (We live in New Jersey, so you can see I married an optimist). Well, to my delight, the trees produced an abundance of figs. Like any other fresh fruit, the […]