Tag: recipe
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CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER –
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” — Ruth Reichl Hi there, For many people, Christmas dinner wouldn’t be complete without roasted beef. My friend, Russ Ahrens, over at, mydrunkenchef.com, sent me this delightful story and recipe. As a kid in elementary school, I always looked forward to […]
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beef tenderloin – a carnivore’s delight
Hi there, I think that the simplest dishes taste the best. But, I also think they are the hardest to pull off because the attention to the details must be exact. One of those simple dishes is a whole beef tenderloin. It makes an impressive presentation and when done right, the meat melts in your […]
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Caroline’s Crack Dip – so good it should be illegal
Hi there, I have to be truthful, the above quote is how I feel about dinner in restaurants a lot of the time. I am all in when it comes to appetizers and desserts. Thank you very much, and can we skip the main course, please? The following recipe was given to me by my […]
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meatball yummies – always a yummy in your tummy
Hi there, Recently I had the great pleasure of visiting my good friends who have a home in Hudson, Florida. In addition to enjoying their friendship, their beautiful view of the Gulf of Mexico, Dave and Martha introduced us to their neighbors. Nicer people you could not ask to meet. One of their neighbors is […]
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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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MY MOTHER’S RECIPE #5 – Bette Frisch’s Famous Kuchen
Hi there, Do you remember preparing something for the PTA bake sale? I am not much of a baker and always contemplated going to the bakery and buying something and donating it to the bake sale. There always was one superb baker and everyone wanted to buy their creations. In my PTA days that was […]
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BINGO AND BREAKFAST – a recipe and a tale of kindness
Hi there, On Sunday I took my grandchildren to an event that featured breakfast and bingo. I was struck by how the French toast was prepared. It was served as a pull apart muffin. This was a very clever presentation indeed and I decided to try to duplicate it. I will get to that in […]
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LUNACY – the only explanation for why I have waited so long to drink a beer.
“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.” ― Abraham Lincoln Hi there, As you may have figured out from the heading I have never in my life drank a beer. […]