Tag: recipes
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MAGIC BEANS – The best since jack found his enchanted beans
Hi there, As a result of posting my claypot recipe, I have become friends with an amazing writer, artist and cook. It seems that claypots are always used by women who are triple threats. Her name is Sue Clancy and she has a very unique and beautiful website, http://sueclancy.com. Sue was gracious enough to share […]
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fried chicken sandwich inspired by popeye – where’s the spinach????
Hi there, One of the delights of writing this blog has been how I have reconnected with friends from the past. One of these friends is Beverly. I honestly think I haven’t had contact with her for over 20 years. Bev contacted me and told me she makes this recipe for a fried chicken sandwich […]
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corn and clam chowder – oh what a beautiful morning
Hi there, When I was a child, I looked forward to my summer “vacation.” It was two weeks spent with my grandparents being thoroughly spoiled. One of the things I enjoyed most, besides being bought every paper doll imaginable, was going to the local farms and buying their produce and dairy products. Corn in July […]
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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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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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HAPPY JULY 4
Hi there, The events of the past few years, in our much loved country, have been the cause for concern to everyone. I am sharing this quote from Erma Bombeck about Independence Day. I think it is a particularly fitting quote this year. “You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July […]