Monthly Archives: April 2014

The Doris Project (TDP) Week 15: Fiesta Pie

Posted on April 16, 2014 by tbuzzee

This week’s Doris Project comes to us in the form of a hand-written recipe for Mexican Fiesta Pie from 1983. The author spiced things up a bit from the recipe I found on Cooks.com by using jalapeño Cheez Whiz in … Continue reading →

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Oven-Fried Cod

Posted on April 15, 2014 by tbuzzee

Fresh (well, OK, frozen) cod fillets sounded like a good thing for dinner, but then there was the question of how to cook ’em? I found a nice looking recipe for fish cakes that didn’t call for too much flour, … Continue reading →

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Granola Bars

Posted on April 14, 2014 by tbuzzee

We were visiting my sister for an extended weekend and, mindful of all of us trying to eat (at least a little bit) healthier, she forewent her traditional morning sideboard groaning with croissant, danish, and other pastry treats in favor … Continue reading →

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Parfait! (Another) Tomato Soup Substitute

Posted on April 11, 2014 by tbuzzee

Stop – don’t do it! Step away from that friendly can o’ condensed soup and check out this kinda wicked cool substitute – made from just butter, flour, tomato juice, and some spices, and ready in not much more time … Continue reading →

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Rancho Merlita Frittata

Posted on April 10, 2014 by tbuzzee

When this recipe showed up in my email from the nice folk at Kraft, it was called ‘Chilaquiles El Rancho Merlita’, but, after making it, and doing just a bit of research on da Google, I have to conclude that … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 14: Beef Taco Bake

Posted on April 9, 2014 by tbuzzee

This week’s Doris Project recipe comes to us from the nice folk at Campbell’s, and, for a change, I stayed mostly true to their recipe… Well, OK, so I added onion and black olives… and, I made my own ‘condensed’ … Continue reading →

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Cabbage Steaks

Posted on April 8, 2014 by tbuzzee

Cabbage ‘steaks’ are a simple, different, and simply different way to have your cabbage and eat it, too! Sure, you can boil it, braise it, pickle it, fry it, turn it into cole slaw, stuff meat and rice into it … Continue reading →

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Sherry Peppers Eggplant Stir-Fry

Posted on April 7, 2014 by tbuzzee

There are a couple of different ways you can approach this wicked tasty dish… Vegetarian? No problem! Substitute tofu for the ground pork, or mebbe skip this step all together, the eggplant by itself is well worth the (minimal) effort. … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Red Chile Sauce

Posted on April 4, 2014 by tbuzzee

What could be better with a bowl of white chicken chili than to top it with a dollop of red chile sauce? And this chile sauce, made with a blend of New Mexican and Guajillo chillies, is one, nice red … Continue reading →

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Cream o’ Celery Soup Substitute

Posted on April 3, 2014 by tbuzzee

So. You wanna make something, and it calls for one of those friendly red and white cans of condensed soup (cream of celery, in this case), but you don’t have any in the pantry, and running out to the market … Continue reading →

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