Thursday, September 16, 2021

Quick Tortilla Soup

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There’s a plethora of recipes for Tortilla Soup that really look and taste like stew or chili. My twist on this ubiquitous recipe relies on ...
Friday, June 18, 2021

Limoncello Mousse Magic

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Here’s a light summer delight that takes 10 minutes to assemble, chill over night, and enjoy every bite! The touch of limoncello in this rec...
Friday, April 30, 2021

Turkey Rouge Chili For All Seasons

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The word chili comes from the Nahauti Aztec word for South American grown peppers. In fact, the word was so common that when Spain colonized...
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Tamales: Italian Style a Fiesta Amore!

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I took an all day tamale cooking class a couple of years ago. That experience truly made me appreciate the laborious effort these little poc...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

Hello Dumpling!

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When we are able to travel again, day trips will become wonderful experiences. I cannot wait to venture north of my border to visit Milwauke...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Minestrone: Must Go (clean out the fridge) Buon Appetito!

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Minestrone has deep Italian roots.  Its name is spelled the same in Italian as in English like so many of my favorite Roman foods, for examp...
Friday, October 30, 2020

Apple Strudel You’ll want to Doodle!

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A fall filled with apples made me think outside the pie box. I also had a package of frozen fillo (phyllo) sheets from my early pandemic sho...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Mac & Cheese NYM: Not Your Mama's

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One pot, milk, water, cheese and pasta! Delicious! I apologize to my children. The only Mac and Cheese they were served in my kitchen was fr...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Read, Write, and Blueberries!

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July is not only our patriotic birthdate, it is also the epic harvest for those lovely, versatile, blue pellets everyone loves: Blueberries!...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Quarantine Creative Cues & Baking With Julia

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There have been a few gold nuggets of goodness resulting from our lockdown time. For example, in hoarding root vegetables early on, I woke u...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

Bread: I Want To Make It With You

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Ah. . . Bread. No country in the world values bread like France. Today, bread is rarely baked inside a French home, as the country subsidi...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

Go For Gourmet With Mock Chocolate Mousse Pie!

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This little blog reaches folks around the world. For all of us, April has been a challenging month. Between your career duties, family oblig...
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Shakshouka For Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner

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There are as many ways to spell this dish as there are countries that take credit for its origin. I am sticking with the Irish spelling. It ...