Monthly Archives: June 2017

Shaved Sprouts Salad

Shake up your salad with shaved Brussels sprouts, no lettuce needed! The best thing is, you don’t even need to shave the sprouts, most markets sell ’em cleaned, shaved, bag, and ready for whatever you fell like doing to ’em! … Continue reading

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Parfait! Tomato, Basil, and Cheese Soup

This is one of those recipes you want to keep in the back of your mind for when you have folk you want to impress, but not a lot of time. Or, when you just want a fine bowl of … Continue reading

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Fruit Salad With Cucumber

??? Yep, you read that headline correctly; I was looking at a surfeit of fruit and cucumbers that I was wonder what, exactly, to do with. But then, I was meeting friends for lunch and conversation and mebbe some wine. … Continue reading

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Orange Sherry Peppers Pork Tenderloin

Incredibly tender, wonderfully moist, and oh! so tasty – this pork tenderloin may just become my ‘go-to’ method for prepping pork in the future. That shaved Brussels sprouts salad wasn’t too, too bad, either; but that is a post for … Continue reading

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Hot Sautéed Slaw

I have a fair number of coleslaw recipes on this site, this is one of my faves, and for those who don’t care for a traditional slaw, there’s this version made with mustard. Then… there is this  tasty version; made … Continue reading

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Parfait! Cherry Barbecue Sauce

I make my own barbecue sauce and, if I do say so myself, it is really very good. But… there are times that I like to mix things up a bit – like mebbe add some cherry jam and a … Continue reading

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Garlic Potato Salad

So, this here’s a kindofa riff on German potato salad, in that it has bacon (well, pancetta), and is tossed in a garlicky dressing while warm. Then, things get interesting, by which I mean mayonnaise gets added, along with some … Continue reading

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Butter Grilled Bone-In Chicken

Rich found a deal on bone-in chicken thighs and drumsticks at our market and thought he’d like to grill them. “How do you want them prepped?” I asked. “I think just butter.” he replied. “Hmmm. An interesting choice.” So, quicklikeabunny, … Continue reading

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Parfait! Best! Carrot Cake

I’m not certain what the issue is. I’ve had the copy and images for this post ready for over a month, but every time a Friday has come around, I’ve avoided posting it. And, the thing is, I absolutely LOVE … Continue reading

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Peach Cosmopolitan

“What’s this?” you ask. “A Cosmo?” Surely not, why, where’s the martini glass and lime wedge? Thing is, this is a Cosmo, a Peach Cosmo, and it’s kinda meant to be served over ice with a macerated strawberry and mebbe … Continue reading

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