Category: Main Dishes
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Gypsy Soup from The New Moosewood Cookbook
I went to the library yesterday and checked out a few cookbooks. It’s a great way to explore the books you think might be worth purchasing or just find a few new recipes you like and then take the book back until you want it again. One of the books I’ve heard is quite good…
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Boneless Pork Ribs in the Slow Cooker
I bought a new crockpot a while ago. For years I had a great crockpot that turned out wonderful food. It finally broke apart, with the knob coming off so it had to be turned with a screwdriver and then the inner pot itself cracked, so I finally threw it away. I bought a new…
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Salmon Cakes from Leftover Salmon
I used a recipe from my all time favorite The Fannie Farmer Cookbook: Anniversary and turned crab cakes into salmon cakes tonight, using the salmon leftover from last night, breadcrumbs and all. Another hit! This actually came out a bit moister than necessary. It tasted absolutely wonderful but might have been a bit easier to…
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Slow Cooked Salmon
My parents came down yesterday. Everyone but me loves salmon so I decided to fix that, plus it went with my kid-oriented Valentine theme of pink and red. I also had red potatoes, hearts of palm salad, and asparagus. Okay, the asparagus sort of blew the theme but we all love it. The girls had…
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Sauteed Chicken with Olives, Capers, and Onions
The first time I made a piccata sauce I was up at Sea Ranch with a friend, staying in a rental house. We had some leftover boneless pork chops and I searched through some Internet recipe sites looking for ideas. For some reason we had capers, and an onion, and a lemon. It’s tough cooking…