Author Archives: terry

Parfait! Thai Fruit Salad

Posted on April 5, 2013 by terry

How’s this for a bowl o’ goodness? Freshly chopped mango and pineapple tossed, along with scallion and some honey toasted sunflower seeds, all tossed in a slightly spicy coconut milk dressing. I saw Bobby Deen make this on his Cooking … Continue reading →

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Chicken & Rice With Soup, Shallots, & Pimiento

Posted on April 4, 2013 by terry

Rich had been in, ermmm, some distress. For the better part of four days, he’d had little to eat but crackers and spent most of his remaining time knocked out in bed or not having all that great a time … Continue reading →

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Haricots Verts With Garlic, Mustard, and Lemon Juice

Posted on April 3, 2013 by terry

Do, by all means use regular green beans in this dish, as the original poster, Tom, does on BigOven.com; but I like my green beans longer and thinner, so keep a couple of bags of haricots verts in the freezer. … Continue reading →

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Champagne Margarita

Posted on April 2, 2013 by terry

A while back, we joined some foodie friends in the city for dinner at Frontera Grill. I hadn’t been in forever, and forgot how very, very tasty the food was – especially now that they have a huge assortment of … Continue reading →

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Pear and Brie Quesadillas

Posted on April 1, 2013 by terry

Appetizers don’t get much simpler than this. Our local market, Jewel-Osco, sent me this recipe in a promotional email, and I have to admit that I was at first a little bit leery of using canned pears; but these turned … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Ciao! Piccolo

Posted on March 29, 2013 by terry

I do enjoy a nice giardiniera, but our traditional, Chicago-style, condiment is, while wicked tasty, packed in oil and so unsuitable for home canning – which means that if I make two gallons of the stuff, I need to use … Continue reading →

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Roasted Asparagus Eggs Benny Casserole

Posted on March 28, 2013 by terry

I came across a recipe for a make-ahead eggs Benedict casserole that looked like almost exactly just the thing I wanted for the main course at Easter brunch. Except… I was thinking more smoked salmon than Canadian bacon. And mebbe … Continue reading →

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Blender Hollandaise Sauce

Posted on March 27, 2013 by terry

We’re having a small brunch gathering this coming Sunday for Easter, and I had this idea for a main course in my head. It was based on an interesting ‘Eggs  Benedict Casserole’ recipe I came across; but I was thinking … Continue reading →

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Apple & Honey Chicken Drumsticks

Posted on March 26, 2013 by terry

I came across this recipe, from the nice folk at Food Network Magazine, at just about the same time I came across this sale on pretty decent quality chicken legs and thought to myself: ‘why not?’ The combination is pretty … Continue reading →

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Peach Butter

Posted on March 25, 2013 by terry

We met my best friend Jenny in Indianapolis for a day of slouching about the city and catching up and… Lunch! Specifically, lunch at Maxine’s Chicken & Waffles, which Rich and I had been told of by one of his … Continue reading →

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