Okay, so you loved last night’s dinner. It was down-home, delectable, gourmet, and perfect in every way.You want to do it again and again, but you want to share in an abundance of ways. Well, let’s do a little re-take, re-do, re-purposing and share these gems of delight in the way of an appetizer. Instead…
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It’s a comfort food match made in heaven! Lasagna AND soup – all in one!YASSSSSSSS!!! At this point, as it’s STILL too wintery for me (yes, it can still snow in May in Colorado), the only positive thing about cold temperatures is the opportunity to blog comfort food and soups: delicious Lasagna Soup! – who…
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Cranberries are inherently tart and a touch sour. As humans, we are born and bred to be slightly cautious around flavors lacking sweet. Thus, cranberries are typically slathered with saccharine in order to suit the typical “American” palate. BUT, with the addition of kicky ginger and spicy jalapeño, this cranberry salsa recipe delivers so much…
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Shepherd’s Pie, Cottage Pie, Cumberland pie, Shepherdless pie, or Hachis Parmentier is a dish of cooked minced meat topped with mashed potato. Its defining ingredients are red meat, onions, gravy or sauce, a topping of mashed potato. Common variants include adding vegetables to the filling and topping the dish with cheese. In early cookery books,…
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It’s not often that I’m unwilling to accept a challenge or a suggestion in the kitchen. Well, let me rephrase that – IF I have a plan – don’t even try to “suggest” something different. I’m in my zone, my spot, my head, and my spirit. What I’m doing is mine – it’s either my…
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Remember how intimated I was to bake bread, craft homemade pie crust, and create fresh pasta for so many years? And, remember how much I’ve grown and now all three glutenous delights are my favorite things to make? Well, I have one more confession. Sourdough scares me to death! Even now, after tackling the starter…
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