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Merry Christmas –
One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly. Andy Rooney Wishing you all a wonderful holiday however you celebrate it. It has been such a pleasure meeting all of you this year, receiving your recipes, and learning […]
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HOLIDAY EDITION – CRANBERRY APPLE CRISP
HI there, Welcome to the Holiday Edition of New Classic Recipe. For the next two months, I will be sharing recipes and stories celebrating Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas. I am still accepting stories and recipes. So, if you would like collaborate with me, please leave me a note in the comments. My first story and […]
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WISHING YOU ALL TREATS AND NO TRICKS
Hi there, I thought I would share this interesting tale about the origin of the Jack O’Lantern. I originally read it on Darlene Foster’s blog, darlenefoster.wordoress.come and then found it again on the History Channel. Pumpkins with ghoulish faces and illuminated by candles are a sure sign of the Halloween season. The practice of decorating jack-o’-lanterns originated […]
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PASTA FAGIOLI WITH KALE – not a love story
Hi there, This is another vegetable tale. Do you remember my writing about how long it took to embrace eggplant? Well, I did finally start a romance with aubergines. I mean, how can you resist a vegetable with that fancy title and royal color. Now, I am trying to embrace kale. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have […]
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TOMATO BISQUE SOUP – Deux Cheminées
Hi there, One of the leaders of Philadelphia’s restaurant renaissance was Fritz Blank who opened the iconic Deux Cheminees restaurant in 1979. In 1979, I was a young woman of 29 years who had just given birth to her third son. Little did I know that this restaurant would become part of our family history. […]
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blackberry-limoncello jam – still wild at heart
Hi there, The other day I stopped at the farmer’s market. They were selling the most beautiful pints of blackberries. I suddenly remembered myself at 10 and back in my childhood home. One of my childhood responsibilities was to go to the local grocer and buy Lebanon baloney and Fleichman’s white bread for lunch. (No […]
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FIGS – friendship, preserves, and cookies
Hi there, I love to play golf. Now, that doesn’t mean I am any good at it, but I just like being outside taking a walk and bashing a ball in a beautiful place with friends. Who wouldn’t, right? Recently, I have been having some problems with the walking around part due to a problem […]
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Easy Puff Pastry Pinwheels — Comfort du Jour
This recipe is simple to make because it relies on store-bought puff pastry, but it has a little bit of “wow” factor, thanks to a pretty shaping method that is very easy to do. Easy Puff Pastry Pinwheels — Comfort du Jour
