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Sautéed Chicken with Spicy Peach Salsa

August 20, 2010

I read an interesting question a few days ago, “Are Celebrity Chefs Good or Bad for the Food Industry?” But what exactly is a Celebrity Chef? Someone who graduated from Culinary School, authored a few cookbooks and then appears on the TV circuit with 15-minute cooking demonstrations? Or better yet a TV reality show? Rocco [...]

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Stuffed Tomatoes with Pomegranate Glaze

August 16, 2010

I love using fruit in savory recipes, apple with chicken or black raspberries with a thick, juicy steak. My mouth is watering just thinking about these wonderful flavors and all from a simple fruit! And just about any savory recipe I find that uses fruit is one quickly placed on my ToDo List! A few [...]

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Welcome to the 17th HBinFive Bread Braid

August 14, 2010

This week for HBinFive our assignment was 1 loaf of Vollkornbrot Bread and 1 loaf of Rosemary Flax Bread. Unfortunately I could only make the Vollkornbrot but boy did I have fun making this recipe. I substituted 1 cup of sauerkraut for 1 cup of water and added 1 TBL of Caraway Seed. The Bread [...]

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Collard Green Soup and Sauerkraut Vollkornbrot

August 11, 2010

When we lived in Tampa, not far from our home was a small restaurant, Cafe Pepe’s, which specialized in Cuban food and was noted for their Pumpernickel Bread, Collard Green Soup and the infamous Cafe Pepe Martini with Sherry Olives! We were frequent customers both for lunch and dinner. And I rarely missed an opportunity [...]

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3-Ingredient Berry Blast Ice Cream

August 9, 2010

I’ve not made ice cream in a long time. But the other day a friend of mine e-mailed me a short and sweet recipe and as soon as I read the title I knew I had to give it a try. Who could resist making Berry Blast Ice Cream! Upon further investigation, I did find [...]

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Tomato Salsa…home canning at it’s best!

August 4, 2010

I’ve always enjoyed canning, even when I was single I canned Stewed Tomatoes every year. One bushel of tomatoes yields about 10 quarts and this was just enough for me for one year! Now I use about 60 pints of tomatoes a year and I am still running low when April rolls around. I [...]

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Sauteed Cod with Garlic and Wine

August 2, 2010

Mr. Tastebuds has been doing the grocery shopping ever since my surgery in May and last week he came home with a gorgeous Cod Fillet. And he wanted me to make Fish and Chips. Now I dearly love Fish and Chips which is basically a staple in every Michigander’s weekly menu but it was 95 [...]

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Welcome to the 16th HBinFive Bread Braid

July 31, 2010

This week for HBinFive our assigned recipes were Four-Leaf Clover Broccoli and Cheddar Buns and Mesquite Bread. Unfortunately I could not find the Mesquite Flour and although I could have substituted another flour after I heard about the wonderful aroma of Mesquite Flour which is similar to Chocolate, I decided to wait and make [...]