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Parfait! Balsamic Roasted Peppers

Posted on April 26, 2013 by terry

After all the process and production involved in making the sauce(s), then the pork, and then the buns this week, I thought I’d close with a very simple, but incredibly tasty way to treat your peppers. Fergetabout the blackening and … Continue reading →

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Char Siu Bao (Asian-Style Pork Buns)

Posted on April 25, 2013 by terry

Alrighty then! You’ve made your sauces, you’ve made your pork, now let’s make us some buns! As you may recall, at the beginning of this whole saga, I was planning to make Vietnamese tacos like we had enjoyed at Cheesecake … Continue reading →

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Ponzu Sauce Pork

Posted on April 24, 2013 by terry

When last we left our pork, it had been squished together with a tasty marinade combination of Vietnamese(ish) sauce, tamari, and Busha Browne’s Jerk Sauce, then stashed in the fridge for five hours (or mebbe overnight). Now, it’s time to … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese (ish) Sauce and Marinade for Pork

Posted on April 23, 2013 by terry

See, here’s the deal: Rich and I joined some friends for dinner at Cheesecake Factory a while back, and were really pleased that they offered an assortment of small plates, as opposed to the more usual serving for a small … Continue reading →

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Really Good, REALLY Easy Chocolate Cake

Posted on April 22, 2013 by terry

We went away for Rich’s birthday, but the following weekend, we invited some friends over for a small dinner celebration and a cake. I normally make him his favorite Carrot Cake, but we had been out and about one day, stopped … Continue reading →

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Parfait! New! Improved! Best! Thousand Island Dressing

Posted on April 12, 2013 by terry

See, here’s the deal; when I was a kid, Thousand Island Dressing was THE salad dressing for me – Pfeiffer’s, Kraft, or, if I was very lucky, Marie’s; who also make another big fave of mine – blue cheese dressing. … Continue reading →

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An update on Stuff I Like: my Emile Henry Tagine

Posted on April 11, 2013 by terry

This was one of my big presents from Rich for Christmas last, and I mean big as in its price; at around $160US, this is not your basic clay-pot chicken makin’ kinda of tagine. This all-ceramic beauty, part of Emile Henry’s … Continue reading →

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Country-Style Ribs With a Citrus-Soy Barbecue Sauce

Posted on April 10, 2013 by terry

The original version of this recipe called these ‘Chinese-Style’ ribs and cooked them in the Crock Pot. I couldn’t really see anything ‘Chinese’ about it, except for mebbe the soy sauce, sesame oil, and ginger, and am not a huge … Continue reading →

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Spinach 2 Ways, Plus a Citrus Salad Dressing

Posted on April 9, 2013 by terry

I came across this recipe for a spinach salad with an orange, lemon, and Dijon based dressing that looked kinda tasty, and the nice folk at FoodNetwork.com have rarely let me down, so I set about making it… and it … Continue reading →

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Garlic Scallops and Shrimp

Posted on April 8, 2013 by terry

It had been a busy week. My sister was out for a visit, and Rich was down and out with a stomach bug, and the gas gauge on the car decided to stop working (if I may suggest – do … Continue reading →

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