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Please introduce yourselves!
I know not everyone likes to leave comments but I would love to have a few of you let me know who you are and what you do and what you like and what you’d like to see here. I can’t try new recipes every day, so then the blog falls behind a bit. But…
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Menu: Pork Medallions, Roasted Red Potatoes, Asparagus & Artichoke
This was a farmer’s market feast, other than the pork medallions, which came from the grocery store originally and the freezer tonight. Small red potatoes, cut in half, tossed in olive oil, salt and pepper and cooked at 450F until crisp on the outside and creamy on the inside Asparagus, trimmed and tossed in olive…
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A Repeat Chicken Dish with some New Vegetables Recipes
Dinner last night was a repeat recipe for the main dish, chicken in a sour cream and sherry sauce, along with orzo. I tried two new vegetable recipes, both from Mom’s Updated Recipe Box: 300 Family Favorites Made Quick and Healthy. Actually, the chicken dish was as well! Too bad the book is out of…
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Chicken Broth: Homemade is Best
Yesterday I mentioned that since I wanted some cooked chicken AND my chicken broth supply was low, I bought a whole chicken even though they were not on sale. Made some lovely “poached” chicken basically, plus some to-die-for broth. Poured the broth through a strainer and into two large jars I keep for this and…
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Shepherd’s Pie #4
I’ve played around with a number of Shepherd’s Pie recipes and I think tonight’s was the best yet. First, I will say yes I know that this technically was a “Cottage Pie” if you’re British apparently. I used ground beef rather than lamb. In my part of the US, it would be called Shepherd’s Pie…