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Early Thanksgiving Menu
We had an early Thanksgiving yesterday as we are scattering in different directions on the actual day this year. My niece and nephew joined us so we had 8 for dinner. Here’s what was on the early Thanksgiving menu. I roasted a large turkey, a twenty-pounder, so everyone could have leftovers. The tricky part with…
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Thanksgiving Menu Planning
It’s that time of year again! And here’s my Thanksgiving menu ideas from a few years ago. I’m not hosting a big gathering this year so don’t have much to plan. We are doing a smaller gathering the weekend before and then each going to other celebrations on Thanksgiving Day. I’ve got one daughter making…
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Broccolini Melts
The other day I said I needed to take Smitten Kitchen Every Day back to the library before I make any more of her desserts but that the book is full of good sounding healthy recipes as well. I’ll share one to give you an example: Broccolini Melts. She has something against tuna melts that I…
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Gooey Oat Bars
I borrowed Smitten Kitchen Every Day : Triumphant & Unfussy New Favorites from the library. There are many recipes in here that are healthy and sound delicious but the first recipe I tried is called “Bake Sale Winning-est Gooey Oat Bars” that is decidedly not healthy but so so good tasting! There’s an easy crust on…
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Food Cart Curry Chicken
I’ve never eaten food cart curry chicken off a food cart in New York City so I don’t know how “authentic” this is but it is delicious! This is from My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl, a memoir with recipes chronicling the time after the abrupt closure of Gourmet magazine. Now I want to try…