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Broccoli Rabe – the unusual appeal of bitter
Hi there, Did you ever try something to eat and find the taste appalling and then return to it years later and find it very appealing? This is precisely what happened to me with Broccoli Rabe. When I married into my Italian American family, broccoli rabe was a vegetable that made an appearance with regularity…
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Peanut Butter chocolate chip cookies – a smile in every bite.
Hi there, Recently it was my granddaughter’s birthday. One of the presents we gave her is an endearing book called “What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street” by Felicita Sala. If you have a young child in your life, run (do not walk) out and buy this beautiful book. It is the story of the residents…
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Perogies – A taste of home is always in fashion
Hi there, Have you noticed that pirogies are having a moment? There are two pierogie restaurants in Philadelphia and numerous perogie food trucks. I was even in one of those hipster craft beer bars a little while ago and they had perogie as an appetizer. I am suspicious that the Covid lockdown had something to…
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mint pesto – down the rabbit hole
“Would you like an adventure now, or shall we have tea first?” Alice in Wonderland Hi there, One of my favorite things to cook in summer or winter are potatoes and string beans. This is another one of those recipes that my husband said to me casually, “my mother always made…. Do you think you…
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Ginny’s swedish meatballs – a case of serendipity
Hi there, I got out my old handwritten book of recipes last week to see what I might want to share. Serendipitously my friend Ginny’s recipe for Swedish Meatballs fluttered to the ground. I have held onto this recipe for so long that the paper is yellow around the edges. It is a treasured recipe…
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