Tag Archives: Lemon Juice

Garlic Butter

When I first moved to Chicago in the late 90’s, I came across a strange – to my New England eyes, anyway – item in the markets around the holidaze. Turkey Butter. No. Not butter made, somehow, from turkey, but … Continue reading

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Cherry Pop Cocktail

Cheers to this refreshing, spring-y cocktail! And…shhhh – don’t tell, but it is made with Gin! See, the thing is, even folk who don’t care for gin will more than likely totally enjoy this – my friends certainly did. I … Continue reading

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Tortellini and Meatball Soup – A Slow Cooker Recipe

I got a new slow cooker for the holidaze – mostly to replace my trusty three-legged six quart with the broken timer and (because of only having the three legs) a limp. The new cooker is as large (which I … Continue reading

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A Tale of Corned Beef (Salad)

My best friend came to visit for Thanksgiving – don’t get all worked up, she isolated before driving out and had been tested several times, and we, well, we go basically nowhere but the market, so everything was good – … Continue reading

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Best! Cocktail Sauce

There comes a time when you just really need cocktail sauce. Good cocktail sauce – not that stuff from the market that somebody calls cocktail sauce. It needs to be loaded with horseradish and lemon juice; the lemon adding a … Continue reading

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Cherry Lemonade (with Rum!)

It was a hot and steamy August night and we had a few friends over for dinner. And drinks. Mostly, when we gather, we stick to wine, on this night a couple of lovely rosés from one of our fave … Continue reading

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Horseradish and Sriracha Aioli

One of my all time favorite versions of aioli, or, ‘garlic mayonnaise,’ this tasty spread comes together in next to no time with the use of a blender or mini food processor. Yeh. You could make this the traditional way … 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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Pear and Ginger Preserves

A recipe for gingered pear preserves came across my email last week and it looked… tempting, but… The recipe did not call for processing, and so could only be held in the fridge for about one month, so, I went … Continue reading

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