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Chinese Chicken Salad: One of my favorite summer recipes
A year or two ago a second cousin sent my dad a photocopy of a recipe of my Granny Marge’s chinese chicken salad recipe, written in her own hand. Apparently she made it all the time, although I had no … Continue reading
Posted in almonds, chicken, chow mein noodles, dinner, dressing, granny marge, green onions, recipe, red bell pepper, salad, salt, sesame oil, sesame seeds, sugar, summer, vinegar
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Basil Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
Awhile ago, I ran across a basil vinaigrette salad dressing recipe on the Graff family website. I made it, loved it, and bookmarked it! So how sad was I when I had a glut of basil the other day and … Continue reading
Sauteed Tomato Sauce
One of my favorite places to get recipes is the Splendid Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper. I have her book, How To Eat Supper (which is fantastic), and listen to her weekly radio show (via podcast). I also have subscribed … Continue reading
Posted in basil, dinner, garlic, olive oil, onion, pasta, recipe, red pepper flakes, rosemary, salt, splendid table, sugar, tomatoes, vegetarian
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Chicken, Cashew & Red Pepper Stir-fry
I have made this Cooking Light recipe many times — always with great results. It is a tasty, dependable stir-fry and quick to put together. As always, when putting together a stir-fry, be sure to do all of the prep … Continue reading
Posted in cashew, chicken, cooking light, dinner, garlic, ginger, green onions, recipe, red bell pepper, soy sauce, stir fry, sugar, vinegar
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Strawberry Peppermint Sorbet
I don’t know if you can tell, but one of my more favorite things to make is frozen dessert, aka: sorbet, gelato, ice cream, frozen yogurt, popsicles, etc. Usually I have some sort of concoction in the freezer for Gavin … Continue reading
Posted in dessert, ice cream, lemon, mint, recipe, strawberries, sugar, vodka
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Easy & Delicious Homemade Biscuits
Even though we’re heading into the season of “I don’t want to turn on my oven to make my entire house overheat” season, I thought today I’d share the recipe I use for biscuits, which I have taken from the … Continue reading
Posted in biscuits, butter, buttermilk, flour, recipe, salt, yogurt
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Mexican Salad with Pomegranate-Lime Dressing
Last year, I made this salad (recipe from Sunset magazine) for my family’s pseudo-potluck Easter. It was so good that not only have I been thinking about it all year long, but I had a request to bring it back … Continue reading
A Passover Treat: Toffee-Chocolate Matzah
A couple of years ago when I was working in the spiritual care department at the hospital, there were a few boxes of matzah crackers leftover and the rabbi was offering them to any takers. I jumped at the opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in brown sugar, butter, chocolate chips, dessert, martha stewart, matzah, passover, recipe, salt, toffee
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“The best scones I’ve ever had.”
That’s what my mother-in-law told my husband the other day. I made her scones for breakfast the next morning when she spent the night around Christmas time. I made the scones a month or so before for a morning meeting … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast, butter, cranberries, dried fruit, egg, flour, heavy cream, lemon, lemon zest, recipe, scones, smitten kitchen, sugar
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The best pancakes ever! Olive Oil Pancakes
I have been making these pancakes for a couple of years now, and I do have to say that they are Gavin’s and my most favorite recipe for pancakes. They are light, fluffy and really tasty. The original recipe calls … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast, buttermilk, chocolate chips, la times, olive oil, pancakes, recipe, sugar
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