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Fried Herb Squash! Plus Brussels Sprouts without the Bitter
This year I planted a garden. Hahahahahahahaha! *sniff* You've no idea how funny that is. I have planted actual food in the ground before. A few times. And usually what happens is I frantically scramble to pick all the tomatoes … Continue reading
Posted in Veggies
Tagged Baby Zucchini, Basil, Brussels Sprouts, Butter, Chives, Cilantro, Cracked Pepper, Dill, Lime, Rosemary, Sunburst Squash, Thyme, Watermelon
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Homey Pasta Shell Lasagna
It's snowing outside. And I am totally in the mood for a homey granny meal. Something that warms my cockles as well as my guts. Something that brings back happy childhood memories. I'll have to go find me some. NO, … Continue reading
Posted in Casseroles, Pasta
Tagged Basil, Cottage Cheese, Monterey Jack Cheese, Mozzarella Cheese, Oregano, Parmesan Cheese, Pasta Shells, Pepper, Ricotta Cheese, Tomato Soup
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Overnight Crockpot Cereal
Hello Tired People Who Are Too Exhausted to Wake Up and Cook Breakfast! I am here to save you. I have found, and slightly modified, this lovely recipe for overnight crockpot cereal. Throw the ingredients into your slow cooker the … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast
Tagged apples, Bananas, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Cracked Wheat, Cream of Rice, Crockpot cereal, Dried Cranberries, Overnight, Pecans, Rolled oats, Vanilla
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Banananana-Fo-Fanna Nugget Cookies
Dear Chivalrous Chefs and Other Classy Culinarians: Shortly after Christmas–because I hadn't consumed nearly enough sugarplums, and my cupboards abounded in leftover coconut and chocolate–I dusted off this recipe and was reminded, with nostalgia, how I used to bake these … Continue reading
Guacamole Soup. I Totally Made This Up.
Do you remember that one time when your teenage son–who has always been terribly shy about having friends over and could not be talked into having a party to save his life and you despaired that he'd never get married … Continue reading
Posted in Soup
Tagged Cilantro, Cream Cheese, Guacamole, Lime, Milk, Salsa, Smoked Salmon, Soup, Tomatoes, Tortilla Chips
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Easy Peasy Puddin’ Pie – Coconut Rice Pudding
All right, my little cooking children. There are no words to describe this week's confection. Except to say that it comes from my Ecuadorian neighbors (who may have made it up and it may not be the national dish of … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Rice Dishes
Tagged Cinnamon, Clove, Coconut, Ecuador, Pudding, Rice, Sweetened Condensed Milk, Vanilla Bean
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Overnight Caramel French Toast. And Spiced Nuts. :)
Hi all! I originally posted these recipes last year, but they are so frighteningly delicious that I decided to throw them at you again this year. Enjoy! Merry Christmas! Please don't get up. Just sit there and read this lovely … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Snacks
Tagged Brown Sugar, Butter, Christmas Food, Cinnamon, French Toast, Nuts, Spiced Nuts
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Fresh Tomato Soup
Today's recipe is perfect. It's easy, delicious, and uses up all those extra tomatoes you had to pull off the vines last night before the hard freeze. AND, you can make it in big batches and freeze it in little … Continue reading
Prosciutto and Radicchio Stuffed Shells
Halllooooo! And welckome to the Frrrrench Chef! Yeah, you thought I was Julia Child, didn't you? Especially the way I hung all over that cccckckckkk-sound in "Welckome". The venerable Mrs. Child did have an astonishingly unique speech pattern, did she … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta
Tagged Fresh Mozzarella, Italian, Pasta Shells, Prosciutto, Radicchio
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