Easy Italian Salad Dressing
2/3 cup oil, either olive oil or salad oil 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar, either Spectrum or Braggs 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic or shallots, optional Mix dried herbs with...
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Garlic Infused Olive Oil/ Roasted Garlic
This item is used in so many things I prepare in my kitchen that I have it in the fridge most of the year. Very easy to make and so useful. You will never need to buy garlic infused oil again. It...
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My 93 year old Aunt Jule’s Corn Muffins
I am blessed with an aunt who has survived 93 years on this planet, and teaches me much about the world. She is in excellent health due in part to her eating habits. When I visit her in Fairhope,...
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Peach Daquiri Time
One of the best parts of moving to our home in North Baltimore almost three years ago was being across the street from a 150 year old peach orchard(Moore’s Orchard). Each summer around the Fourth of...
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Pan Toasted Spicy Croutons
Farm Visits It’s been a busy week here a the fast and furious test kitchen with lots of great things from my favorite farms. I’ve been getting the tastiest farm fresh lima beans ever from K.P. Huber’s...
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Kale Chips
Today I am back in the kitchen after a four day trip to Monterey, California to see my nephew. I really enjoyed the redwoods in the hills above Santa Cruz, and the beach too. where he took us. It was...
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Chili-Garlic Edamame Appetizer Recipe
The weather is beautiful and it’s time to think Spring. Do you like those simple at home happy hour appetizers? I’ve got a spicy good one for you that is very easy to make and goes well with beer, sake...
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A Farewell to Blogging When the bill came for blog hosting I was in shock! How could I justify paying $359.64 on a blog that has made less than $100 since it was started in November 2012? That...
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Wounded Digit
ouch! In my twenty years of professional cooking I had great knife skills. While other cooks I worked with cut themselves on average about once per year I had a once every four years average, and the...
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Some Like It Hot!
My love affair with hot spicy foods began when I was a teenager eating chips and salsa in a real Mexican Restaurant in Alamosa, Colorado. I would dip the chip just enough to get a kick but not go to...
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