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Mom’s Macaroni and Cheese
I grew up eating my mom’s macaroni and cheese. I did develop a fondness for the blue box variety when I was in high school but once I had kids, I went back to this one. It’s easy and delicious. Leave out the onions if you have a child that doesn’t like them, like I…
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Bread Soup aka Ribollita
This bread soup aka ribollita is packed with flavor and is a great way to use up stale bread or leftover stuffing or dressing. The recipe comes from Tamar Adler’s An Everlasting Meal, one of my favorite books to read from and cook from! I used canned cannelini beans but you could use chickpeas or…
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Gingerbread for a Gingerbread House
We just had our 21st annual gingerbread house decorating party. Some people bring the kits you can buy for around $10 and those work great. It’s amazing how different the houses turn out with each person’s individual decorating ideas. But some of us like to build houses from scratch. And they’re not always actually houses.…
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Ham with Rosemary and Garlic
A ham has got to be the bargain lover’s dream. First, you can find it on sale at a reasonable price periodically. Half hams (shank or butt portions) often go on sale for less than $1 a pound around here. The only other thing I can buy for that price is whole chickens. But even…
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Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese
I thought this crockpot macaroni and cheese would be a great way to have a hot kid-friendly dish at a large party. Then I noticed how many adults were dipping into it, too! I was skeptical the first time I made this, thinking it would get runny and watery and that the pasta would just…