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Not So Gourmet Cravings
I am sitting at my computer eating Cocopops. No, it’s not chocolate. It’s crunchy Styrofoam from Wegmans. Slightly browned, very appealing looking, but it’s Styrofoam. And it’s only 16 calories....
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Just Like Mom Used To Make
Yup, I make this at Christmas Why is it that some people, mostly men, have this food fantasy? Even if their Mom was a marginal, if not a lousy cook? Take the man in my life, who shall remain...
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My Manhattan Experience
I am stepping outside the usual blog topics here and want to relate an experience I had in Manhattan over the weekend. I belong to a food organization that is international and almost anywhere you...
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Chain, Chain, Chains…
Where most chain restaurants create their menus. What is it about chain restaurants? People wait hours in line to get into an Asian chain, but won’t drive 20 minutes further to go to a real Asian...
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Ricotta Strudel
On Sunday, if I am not working, I make a fairly elaborate meal. But on this Sunday after a hectic week; a following week when hubby is not home for dinner any night; and a third week when I am out of...
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Engagement!
Holy cow, Batman…I’m going to be a mother-in-law! So to celebrate, what else? Why a dinner party, of course! Two sons, one fiancé, one girlfriend, one BF and Mom (me) and Dad, (very) fine bubbly for...
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Salad: Dressed for Success
Salad dressings seem to be a mystery to many. I have noticed that there is many a cook, proud of their kitchen prowess, who plop a bottled salad dressing on the table next to a beautifully constructed...
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Corn Porn
Fresh Off the FarmWoo Hoo! Local corn is in!! It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I LOVE corn on the cob. I mean eat-a-dozen-ears-myself-for-lunch LOVE corn. I will wait for 9 months,...
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Fresh, Bright and Light Tomato Sauce
By now you are probably overwhelmed with tomatoes. If you don’t have a friend who organizes a tomato war, as my older son did, you are probably wondering what to do with the bounty. My suggestion is...
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The Wedding
OK, I’ve got to admit it…there is a party where the food is secondary. This week, I’d like to say a few words about the wedding of Jace Kieffer and Michelle Novasak, becoming one unit as Mr. and Mrs....
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Spicy Spinach and Pine Nut Dip
Last week I didn’t have a picture of the homemade onion dip, so I made a batch just so I could take a picture. Shortly after the photo session, the hubby arrived and ATE THE WHOLE THING. I hate him....
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Grilling Salmon on a Cedar Plank
I first tasted Cedar Planked Salmon on a trip to Alaska years ago. We caught it, the guides fabricated it, and cooked it over an open fire on a plank of wood next to a rushing river. All in about an...
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High Tea With a Recipe for Curry Cashew Bites
Tea Anyone? Did you ever have a great idea. Promise it. Plan it. And then realize “This sounded a lot easier that it actually is. What was I thinking?” And so it was- the seemingly adorable High...
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Favas Beans are Fabulous
Bowl ‘O Favas Sans the Chianti The people who know me will tell you that I obsess over Fava beans at this time of year. The season is very short and not many people grow them. I think most people...
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Kieffer’s Appliances Company Picnic!
Last Week was The Kieffer’s Appliances Annual Company Picnic. Families, Fun, and Food…is there any doubt the emphasis is on the food? The Families Don’t be fooled, the adults spent just as much...
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Vegetable Bin Pasta: A Quick and Easy Pasta Recipe
As I was sautéing a mound of hot Italian sausage for a stuffing for an event, I knew there was a little bit too much. Should I baggie it, throw it in the freezer to find it a year later, looking like...
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