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Heavenly Zucchini Bread Recipe
I somehow managed NOT to overplant the zucchini this year so am just now getting around to making zucchini bread. I had a zucchini bread recipe I liked well enough but just felt like experimenting a bit this afternoon. The primary differences is that this has more than double the sugar, so it’s much more…
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Strange Sandwiches
I love reading old cookbooks. Today I was glancing through one from 1948 called ‘The Economy Cook book” compiled by the staff from a magazine called The Journal of Living. There are some standard recipes in there, a few old fashioned ones I might want to try, and then there’s the sections on sandwiches. Some…
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Corn, Bacon, and Potato Chowder
A friend was over for dinner the other night. My eldest had requested grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for dinner–a classic combo! My friend mentioned that he’s taken to adding a small can of corn to tomato soup and it sounded really good. But it got me thinking about corn chowder over the next…
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Soup with Ground Beef, Chard, and Rice
Another old favorite… Chard grows easily around here. In fact, I’ve been harvesting chard off the same three plants for a while and probably need to plant some more now to take me through the fall.
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Chicken with Garlic, Lemon, and Honey
I recently bought a new kitchen table and hutch /buffet thing. This meant I had to do something with the two small bookshelves filled with cookbooks that used to live in my kitchen eating area. For now, I’ve moved them into the family room, adjacent to the kitchen. I’m not sure they’ll stay there, but…