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Yes, I used my Onion Chopper for this recipe, and it worked out really, really well. You can use a food processor, of course, but dare I mention that my chopper is on Groupon right now as part of a special Black Friday sale?? This is a great side dish, adapted from the New York Times food section, originally adapted by those folks...
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I admit freely that this recipe indulges my deep satisfaction with grinding spices. I feel like an old-school cook when making spice blends. And you don’t need to buy a fancy grinder. At one point I found myself with a whole bunch of coffee grinders, so I simply repurposed a small one for spices — done! We served this...
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Hope everyone who is celebrating Thanksgiving has a wonderful day and a fantastic meal! Here’s what we’ll be serving today, and I will fill in recipes to hyperlink each one in the days to come, but in the meantime I’m going to be busy in the kitchen putting it all together… TO BEGIN Spiced Pumpkin and Sweet...
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Are you cooking and baking yet? I’m absolutely not, though I will be in an hour or so… One thing that has bugged me in Thanksgivings past is not giving enough thought to breakfast. Yes, I could run over to the bakery and just buy a bunch of pastries to have with coffee, but then you’re starving by the time the...
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Here’s a recipe I posted in June on the website for my kitchen line — and I’m cross posting it here as this seems to be the place people know to come for my recipes! I hyperlinked all the products from my line that I used, but obviously you can use whatever tools you prefer! CAKE 1 1/2...
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You know how you have your favorite recipes, the ones you can make in your sleep? Well, Chicken Satay Stir Fry is one of those in our family. Our chums used to call it Peanut Butter Chicken when they were younger (shhh, don’t tell.) The other night, the chums begged for it — while Simon was willing, he also had a taste...
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This was so much fun, and for those who asked me to share just how we made this cake happen, here you go! Anyone who has kids, particularly boys, surely knows all about the game Minecraft so I won’t explain that here. This year, I decided to get creative with birthday cakes and really make something special for our big...
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Here you go! Last night I made Braised Short Ribs with individual Potatoes au Gratin, and as requested here is my recipe… 3 pounds Beef Short Ribs 1 large onion 3 celery stalks 6 or 7 baby carrots (or one large carrot) 1/2 c. Flour 1 tsp each: salt, freshly ground black...
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