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Apple Bread Recipe
My mom shared a really good recipe for apple cake a few years ago and I make it regularly. We have 3 apple trees in the yard (lost one this year!) so have plenty of apples in fall and winter. I saw this recipe for Apple Bread in the Penzey‘s catalog and thought I’d give…
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Cold Sesame Noodles with Chicken and Cucumbers
I pretty much followed Mark Bittman’s recipe here for Cold Noodles with Sesame Sauce, Chicken and Cucumers. I had simmered a whole chicken the other night to make King Ranch Chicken Casserole, which we had for dinner and then my daughter took for lunch a few times and I had for lunch as well. It…
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Chicken, Rice and Artichoke Salad
My mom gave me this recipe. Things always taste better when she makes them but this still came out good! I was missing one ingredient so did a substitution but I don’t think that was the critical piece. Not sure what she did different but I will try to figure it out. For the record,…
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Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry
Tonight I took the basic recipe for an easy stir fry and modified it to use 1/2 a leftover flank steak, some broccoli and some snow peas. Mmmm! No pictures, sorry. We were too hungry to wait. The basic formula is from How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know…
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Banana Muffins
I tried a new banana bread recipe this morning,from Mom’s Big Book of Baking , baking it in muffin cups instead of a loaf pan. I have to say I prefer the Bittman recipe with nutmeg and coconut. But some folks might prefer a plainer version and this was good, just not with the flavors I’ve…