Monthly Archives: March 2011

It’s not what it looks like!

Well… They ARE cookies, and I DID make them in the madeleine pans – but they AREN’T madeleines, real or faux. These puppies are, in fact, a new effort – orange butter cookies, meant to be rolled out and cut … Continue reading

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Rainy Days and Sundays…

aren’t really too, too bad! Especially if your rainy, slightly cold, Sunday is filled with the scent of fresh, rich earth outside; and you have one very happy cat toasting his belly by a warm fire while you enjoy your … Continue reading

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Sanford House Salad Dressing

We were driving home from somewhere and talking about stuff and such – which is to say that we were having a wide ranging conversation about nothing of any great import or significance – for example: jello molds were mentioned. … Continue reading

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Welsh Rarebit Soufflé

A bit of a riff on the breakfast-for-dinner idea: a puffy, slightly spicy, cheese soufflé spooned over sliced French bread and baked; served with maple roasted bacon and a spinach salad with almonds, apples, pears, and lemon poppy seed dressing … Continue reading

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An Apple a Day…

well… in ONE way or another, at least. Happy St. Pat’s all! I am fully trusting that everyone has their corned beef and soda bread and dying-the-river-green well and truly in hand for the holiday or, in the case of … Continue reading

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Pretzel Rolls

We had picked up a bag of pretzel rolls at Trader Joe’s, and thought them a mighty-fine delivery device for burgers. How cool was it, then, when Food Network Magazine showed up in my mailbox, late – AGAIN! – tho’ … Continue reading

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The Cheese of Threes…

I have absolutely nothing against a nice block of processed cheeze food product – it melts well; and little is better when I want an old fashioned grilled cheese sammich with a touch of mayonnaise and a dab o’ butter. … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Hash

I was never a big fan of sweet potatoes – I think it was all that brown sugar and marshmallow sweetness piled on top of an already kind of sweet tuber – then I had sweet potatoes marinated in tamari … Continue reading

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aaaaand, We’re Back!

Sorry about the lack of posts for lo, these past ten days; but we now have a new mother board, video card, hamster, etc. and are tanned, rested, and ready to blog! Kind of like Nixon back in the day, … Continue reading

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Wicked Good Clam Dip

I was putting munchies together for our February Game Night Gathering, and came across a can of clams in the cupboard. Hmmmmm. WHAT, exactly, did I buy a can of clams for? I like a nice chowder as much as … Continue reading

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