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Nigella Lawson’s Blondies
Marlo is off camping for a bit and I wanted to send him off with a treat. I had used some condensed milk to make these carnitas but had most of the can left over. I found Nigella Lawson’s Blondies in her cookbook Nigella Kitchen. Oh my are they good! I wouldn’t call these “blondies”…
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Charred Tomato Salsa
I have been binge-watching Pati’s Mexican Table on Netflix lately. Several seasons of her show are available for free if you’re a Prime member. Then I bought her cookbook of the same name. One of the first things I made from the cookbook was her Charred Tomato Salsa. I love pico de gallo but sometimes…
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Chrissy Teigen’s Zucchini Fries
It’s that time of year again. The zucchini are producing almost more than we can eat and I search out new zucchini recipes to try. The zucchini fries from Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook Cravings is my new favorite. I think every year I find one new favorite zucchini recipe. Last year it was roast zucchini with…
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Sarah’s Apple Crisp with Oatmeal Topping
My daughter Sarah keeps making this old recipe for apple crisp that does not have any oats in the topping so I’m posting this for her, as I don’t seem to have put our other recipe up here yet. This comes from a great old cookbook, More is Less by Doris Longacre. People from all…
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Free Downloadable Weekly Menu Planner
I had lunch with a friend the other day. She’d switched careers a couple of years ago and is now teaching middle school! She’d been self-employed like me for many years and being away from the house for the day has brought new challenges. She said they’d eaten take-out food too many times last year…