Monthly Archives: May 2020

Creamy Guacamole

I came across an advertisement for “creamy guacamole” which looked to be almost a salad dressing and, I was intrigued. It reminded me of a sauce that I rather liked a long time ago – mebbe when I was living … Continue reading

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Mrs Maisel’s Brisket

So, first things first: Full disclosure: I could not find a brisket at my market, and the social distanced line to talk to one of our very nice butchers was longer than I cared to deal with at the time, … Continue reading

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Spinach, ‘Shroom, and Swiss Quiche, With Ham!

It was a good day to make a quiche; not the least of which because I had a box of pie crust in the fridge downstairs that was not getting any fresher. Now, you can go ahead and make your … Continue reading

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Strawberry Lemonade Blondies

My husband came across this recipe from 12tomatoes.com, who adapted it from The View From Great Island, and, since he does love him a citrus-y treat, asked me to make a batch to try and mebbe share with friends (not … Continue reading

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A Better Burger

I actually have this filed as ‘Best! Burgers’ – and the recipe is based on Craig Claiborne’s ‘Ultimate Burger’ recipe – but calling something ‘Ultimate’ or ‘Best’ tends to set off some folk, so… Surely ‘Better’ is a nice name, … Continue reading

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Parfait! Tres Leches Lemon Cake

This riff on the classic (and wicked fine) tres leches cake calls for sour cream in place of the more usual milk as part of the “three milks,” but, not to worry, this version, also, is wicked fine. And, if … Continue reading

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Waffle Fry Nachos

So, to wrap up this whole potato nacho thing; my husband came across a recipe from the nice folk at delish for waffle fry nachos that he very much wanted to try, and, I could actually find frozen waffle fries … Continue reading

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Colby Jack Cheese Sauce

There are a lot of ways to make a cheese sauce for nachos. Or queso. Or, just cheese sauce for bacon and tomato on a toasted English muffin. And this cheese sauce, based on a recipe from the nice folk … Continue reading

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Mustard Barbecue Sauce

My husband came across a recipe from Delish for Waffle Fry Nachos (I am building up to my take on that recipe) that he was very excited about trying, and I didn’t think it looked too too bad either, so, … Continue reading

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Frozen Pineapple Whip

I don’t actually recall ever trying this in the times I’ve been there, but from my husband’s reaction (and, indeed reactions all over the country) when the nice folk at Disney released the recipe for their – apparently famous and … Continue reading

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