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Potato Pancakes aka Latkes
My regular potato pancake recipe has baking powder in it in addition to flour. I picked it up from a booklet on frugal cooking that I bought 20 years ago. These used to regularly show up on the dinner menu here, with applesauce. After going to a few Hanukkah parties we added sour cream to…
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Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Asian Marinade
This pork tenderloin is sliced, pounded, then marinated in a marinade that reminded me of Vietnamese flavors. They were in Cooking Light magazine as part of a “cook once, eat three times” article. I just used one pork tenderloin rather than two but kept the marinade the same as it was a large tenderloin. We…
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Stir-Fried Asparagus with Garlic
I was hoping to post this Chinese chicken recipe I saw online. I’ve got a great picture even! Alas, the sauce was way too salty. I hate that. But the good news is that I looked around for a stir fry vegetable to serve with the chicken and found this easy and good stir-fried asparagus…
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Bread, Pepper and Ricotta Frittata
Frittatas can be made with nearly anything you have around or nearly nothing, as long as you have some eggs and a vegetable of some kind. Last night I saw the idea of adding stale bread to the egg mixture in Lidia’s Italy in America in her recipe for sausage, bread and pepper frittata. She…
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Easy Appetizers: Hearts of Palm Wrapped in Ham, Baked Kale
I always debate about trying new recipes when friends come over or sticking with the tried and true. I went with the familiar for dinner the other night but the odd for appetizers, including the hearts of palm with ham. I remembered an appetizer I made for a family gathering that was a big hit. …