Tag Archives: Peanut Butter

Thai-Style Pork Stew

This is an old favorite, and, due to one friend’s miss-hearing the name, it is now  known as “Tie Poor Sue” in our home. So, when our friends Sue and Vicki came to visit, of course we had to have … Continue reading

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Thai-Style Pork Stew – New and Improved!

I have been making this tasty stew for twelve years now, and I am kinda surprised at how I am still able to improve on an already good dish. One of the big issues for serving this to a crowd … Continue reading

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Brown Rice Pasta With Veggies and Peanut Sauce

With a fair number of friends and family needing to be gluten-free; I am always in search of tasty alternatives to traditional menu staples, like pasta. So, when I came across some bronze cut Italian brown rice pasta, of course … Continue reading

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Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Bars

First; in my defense, allow me to say that I am terrible at most of these kind of things. I could not make chex mix to save my soul, and, if you recall the Fruity Pebbles cereal marshmallow ‘tree’ they … Continue reading

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Pasta Salad With a Thai-Style Peanut Dressing

To go with our Vietnamese-style barbecued beef short ribs, I made a Thai-style pasta salad that was loaded with flavor. I used frozen cheese-filled tortellini, but you could use just about any type of pasta you like. The only thing … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

Rich came across this recipe on Nestle’s Very Best Baking site and thought it looked as though the cookie bars would be as good as his favorite bakery peanut butter cookies, so I went in search of peanut butter chips … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Cup Swirl Cake

Rich came across a recipe for a peanut butter cup cake; a yellow cake mix with peanut butter added, then some of the batter mixed with chocolate syrup and swirled in. The baked cake was then topped with a peanut … Continue reading

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Lois’ Toffee Bars

Our cousin Lois lives in Canada. Our cousin Emi, Lois’ daughter, is wrapping up a couple of years spent living in Japan. Sometimes, they have a light exchange of news via semi-public social media venues, and I feel that I … Continue reading

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

When I opened up the Sunday Parade Supplement a few weeks back and came across this recipe from Alicia Silverstone, I knew I was gonna be trying it: chocolate and peanut butter and graham crackers and dairy free (if you … Continue reading

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Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunches

Tasty, dairy-free (vegan, even, if you use Earth Balance buttery spread or sticks) and pretty darned good for you, I think. Well, as good for you as a dessert munchie can be… shredded wheat, peanut butter, brown sugar, a bit … Continue reading

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