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Cottage Pie

An Easy Dinner Cottage pie is usually made with ground beef and topped with mashed potatoes, but it’s a lot faster and easier to use potato slices.  This recipe comes from Everyday Food. Cottage Pie 3 Tbs unsalted butter, melted 1 large onion, diced 2 large carrots, cut into ¾” pieces coarse salt and ground pepper […]

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  November 29, 2010   1 comment

Make Ahead Stuffing

Cooking for a crowd… I am going to try to do a lot of the cooking for tomorrow today, since I am making dinner for my family and delivering dinner for 20 on the other side of town at the same time! Here is another make ahead recipe. Make Ahead Stuffing Makes 12 to 14 […]

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  November 24, 2010   No comments

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

Pass the gravy, please! There is nothing worse than dealing with making gravy right before a meal – ditto mashed potatoes.  Here is a gravy recipe that you can make way before. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:338]  

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  November 23, 2010   1 comment

My Chef’s Knife – R.I.P.

Last Saturday my wonderful husband made breakfast, lunch and dinner and this is what happened…..  He also almost cut his finger off…… I have a favorite knife.  Or shall I say, I had? I loved my knife and carried it with me to every job (thank goodness I didn’t have any jobs at the airport).  […]

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  November 22, 2010   5 comments

Spinach Soufflé

Fluffy and delicious! Last night I made Spinach Soufflé for dinner because I happen to have way too many eggs on hand. I have made many cheese soufflés in my day, but never with spinach. It was really good and even my daughter, Zoe, liked it. My youngest refused to participate in such a suspicious […]

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  November 19, 2010   No comments

Crispy Fried Onion Strings

Ban the can! Sorry French’s French Fried Onions, but we are not doing the canned thing this year. Here is and easy, delicious “from scratch” alternative. Crispy Fried Onion Strings 1 large sweet onions 1/2 cup prepared ranch dressing 1/2 cup milk 1 cup flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp cayenne […]

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  November 18, 2010   No comments

Sweet Potato Cheese Cake

Top Secret Pie Yesterday, I was watching an episode of The Best Thing I Ever Ate on the Food Network. The problem with the show is that I want to go to all the places immediately. I did eat at Giada’s favorite place in Los Angeles for Chicken Pot Pie. Anyway, there is this place in Inglewood, California […]

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  November 16, 2010   No comments

Orange & Rosemary Roasted Parsnips & Sweet Potatoes

Yummy Yams Here is something new to do to your yams for Thanksgiving. I’m a little sick of the marshmallow topping. Orange & Rosemary Roasted Parsnips & Sweet Potatoes 1 lb parsnips, peeled and sliced into rounds 1 lb sweet potatoes (aka yams), peeled and chopped into cubes 1½ tsp fresh rosemary, chopped Grated zest […]

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  November 15, 2010   1 comment