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  • Chai Tea

    Chai Tea

    Embarking on some new experiments, courtesy of a book I just picked up. Tonight I’m going to start marinating the chicken for some Tandoori Chicken, which I’ll cook tomorrow. I’ve already had fun making the Chai. I love the smell of cardamom.

  • Applesauce 7-up Jello

    Applesauce 7-up Jello

    When I was at the library book sale the other weekend, I picked up a handful of “community cookbooks,” those that are put together as a fundraiser typically for some organization and various members contribute their favorite recipes. Some of them were old and they’re fun to read through for forgotten ideas. One of them…

  • Indian Butter Chicken

    Indian Butter Chicken

    I went out to lunch the other day with a couple of friends and we went to a Thai restaurant, within walking distance of my suburban home. I suspect all you city folk find this inconceivable! But I can easily walk to Thai, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, French, Spanish, Mexican, and more… When I was…

  • Easy Alfredo Sauce

    Easy Alfredo Sauce

    This easy alfredo sauce is good on plain pasta, raviolis or as part of a shrimp and pasta dish or vegetable and pasta.

  • Frozen Foods and Kids’ Sports

    A confession. Tonight I “warmed” (hard to say cooked!) frozen ravioli and breaded fish filets for dinner! I did make an easy mock alfredo sauce for the cheese ravioli but the rest of dinner was high on convenience and suitable for our sports’ night dinner. My girls swim from 5:15 to 6:45. It’s just down…