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Bloody Mary Mix

We were having friends over for dinner, and I was planning on serving a gluten-free chili and hashed brown potatoes casserole. I even had a pretty terrific looking recipe for Bloody Mary Chili, which I was psyched to try, but, … Continue reading

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Indian-Style Sweet and Sour Sauce

Years ago, now, we went to a friend’s house blessing, which, unlike a house warming, is done before the new occupants move in. There are blessings and ceremony and, at the end, all of this terrific food! Our friend had … Continue reading

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Grilled Asparagus Caesar Salad

Full disclosure: I did not, in fact, grill the asparagus for this salad.  My husband had grilled the night before, and was not feeling the love to fire up the grill for some veggies, so I sautéed this batch in … Continue reading

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My Take on Maid-Rite Sammiches

Yeh. I know, they look like Sloppy Joes, but in Iowa, they are called Maid-Rite, and it seems as though most everyone has their own recipe. Brown sugar or white? Add ketchup will cooking or add it to the sammich … Continue reading

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Fancy French Fish (and More!) Sauce

I was going through a vintage advertising site and came across one for “Seafood Special Dressing” from the nice folk at Kraft sometime around the middle of the last century and, well, it looked… Interesting. Now, I assume this was … Continue reading

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Lamb Chops, Marinated and Air Fried

So… You’ve made your Horseradish Sauce, right? It is developing flavor in a jar in the fridge? Right, so now we can prep the lamb chops; which, contrary to traditional wisdom, positively sings with horseradish sauce; no need at all … Continue reading

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Cocktail Sauce

Folk are getting ready to gather, and there will be shrimp, so, we’re gonna need some cocktail sauce. And by cocktail sauce, no, I do not mean that stuff you buy in a jar at the market; have you seen … Continue reading

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Barbecue Sauce, Always

I posted a down-sized version of Julia Child’s Cranberry Relish, which I have been making since the mid-80’s, on Monday. I have been making a version of this recipe since I was in college in the 1970’s, and giving it … 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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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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