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Continue reading →: Potato Gratin with Caramelized OnionIf you are looking for something different to put on your dinner table, make my potato gratin. It doesn’t take that much time to put together, but is a great potato dish to enjoy. The thing about this gratin is that you can customize it to your liking by adding…
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Continue reading →: Parmesan Thyme PopoversLast Thursday was Thanksgiving and I hope you had a good holiday if you celebrated. This year there were just three of us but I kept very busy in the kitchen like usual. I made a lot of traditional American dishes like baked ham, stuffing, potato gratin, and pies. Like…
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Continue reading →: Pecan Cheese Cake PieDo you have pies on your mind, like I do? I think about pies and other baked goods in the weeks before any holiday. Even though I try to think of something very new, I often end up making the same stand-bys again and again. There is nothing wrong with…
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Continue reading →: Pecan PieThanksgiving is coming up and I decided this is a great time to make a couple of pies. I asked my son what he wanted and to my surprise he suggested a pecan pie. This pie is made from pecan nuts, of course, and has a sticky delicious filling made…
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Continue reading →: Sausage and Vegetable SoupThis week I organized my freezer to see what I have on hand so I can make a meal plan for the week. In exploring the bottom of my freezer I discovered several different types of sausage that I had bought some time ago and never got around to using.…
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Continue reading →: Shrimp in Coconut Sauce (Camarão com Molho de Coco)I have never visited Brazil but I hope to someday just to be able to sample their wonderful cuisine. While recently searching my cookbooks for new ideas, I came across this delightful dish called shrimp in coconut sauce. Apparently it is very popular in Brazil during the Easter season. I…
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Continue reading →: Ham and Potato SoupI love cruising grocery stores and finding things I haven’t noticed before. A couple days ago I was walking in the deli section and noticed some small packages of cooked ham that were only about one pound each. This seemed a super-convenient size for making different meals during the week.…
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Continue reading →: Baked Chicken in Indian SpicesI have been meaning to make this chicken recipe for a long long time; about 23 years now! I finally got around to doing it. It is such a wonderful dish and brings back good memories of my first couple of months in the United States. This recipe was served…
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Continue reading →: Kung Pao ChickenI have been really enjoying creating my favorite Chinese take-out dishes at home. They are pretty easy to make and are fresh tasting. You can have a wonderful meal on the table in 30 minutes or less. Today I show you my favorite way to make kung pao chicken at…
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Continue reading →: Ham and Lentil SoupWhen I was working for the university I used to create many soup recipes for use in the fall and winter. We went through vast quantities of soup as it was consistently a popular entrée. Every day we offered multiple soups especially as we needed to cater to students who…











