Tag Archives: walnuts

Waldorf Coleslaw

Barbecued Corned Beef? Check. Aunt Beezy’s Soda Bread? Gotcha. Now, what to make for a side for our St. Patrick’s Day feast? How about a nice Waldorf Salad, but with a twist? Hint, it’s all about teh cabbage. INGREDIENTS Dressing: … Continue reading

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Aunt Buzz’s Banana Bread

Both of our favorite “quick” bread recipes come from beloved aunts; our friend Barb’s Aunt Beezy; justly famous for her Soda Bread, and my own Aunt Buzz’s also pretty darned terrific banana bread. What makes this bread special? I am … Continue reading

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Walnut and Roasted Pepper Pesto

I honestly cannot recall where this book came from. It has been sitting in (one of) my stacks of ‘cookbooks to look through’ for a while and, well, both of us finally looked through it and found quite a lot … Continue reading

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Creamy Gorgonzola & Toasted Walnut Pasta Sauce

Rich gets recipe notifications from Sweet Paul that he shares with me if it especially interests him; or, if he thinks that it will especially interest me. A pasta sauce with Gorgonzola, cream, and toasted walnuts? Heck, yeah! When I … Continue reading

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Waldorf Cabbage Salad

I came across a vintage recipe for Waldorf Salad made with cabbage (!) and the publisher’s own jarred coleslaw dressing. Hmmm. I loved the concept – except for the jarred dressing bit. My mom’s Waldorf salads were made with apples … Continue reading

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Overnight French Toast

Who doesn’t like waking up to a tasty batch o’ French Toast in the morning? Well, OK, one of my nephews, who gets skeeved out about egss, so, yeh, not him quite so much. But, most everyone else, right? And … Continue reading

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Date and Raisin Slices

Don’t dismiss some of those older recipes out of hand as being hopelessly out of touch with today’s tastes. Some of them are amazingly on point. Such as this recipe. I belong to a Facebook group called “Recipe Clippings,” that, … Continue reading

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Layered Pistachio Dessert

Catchy name, no? But… that really is what this is; a layer of walnut pastry, topped with a layer of  cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar whipped together with some cool whip, then a layer of pistachio pudding; all topped with … Continue reading

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Devil’s Rain Salad (NICE!)

I was minding my own bidness, reading a mystery, when one of the main characters starts preparing dinner: grilled steaks, twice baked potatoes, and Devil’s Rain Salad. A quick search of da Google told me that it was a spicy, … Continue reading

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 32: Nut Pie

This recipe, from mom’s Tampa Sewing Class, is a pretty simple to toss together and tasty dessert. Except for the fact that it comes out in pieces. Of course, that could’ve been due to the fact that – oops! – … Continue reading

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