My dad pulled out a favorite recipe* today to make and share with “the people on the website.” A “discussion” then ensued between the r...
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Onion Potato Gratin
With cheese, onions, and potatoes, how can one go wrong? Unless of course you are on a diet, in which case you should probably stay aw...
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Caramel Nut Tart
Here is a delicious autumn nut tart that you can make with practically any mixture of nuts. Just make sure you get the freshest nuts p...
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Eggplant Lentil Stew with Pomegranate Molasses
The recipe comes from the coastal town of Antakya, Turkey. The ingredients are layered and not stirred, so the flavors of the differe...
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Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries and Pecans
This rice salad is a perfect accompaniment to many fall and winter dishes—roast chicken, stews, pork chops. You can use brown rice, wil...
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Carnitas
Enter any Mexican taqueria in California and you’ll find carnitas on the menu, usually pork butt (the shoulder roast) braised first, pul...
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Osso Buco
I’ve made osso buco, an Italian dish of braised veal shanks, several times. I’ve eaten it in fine Italian restaurants but I’ve never rea...
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Peppermint Ice Cream
I love peppermint ice cream! Too bad around here the grocery stores only stock it during the holiday season. This week I decided to m...
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Marinated Tri-Tip Roast with Mushrooms and Garlic
Tri tip is a popular cut of meat here in California, often cut into steaks, or grilled whole. This flavorful cut comes from the bottom s...
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Sugar Cookies
When looking for good recipes for sugar cookies, I turned to my dear friend and Alabama native, Steve-Anna. She gave me two family favor...
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Easy “Fantasy” Fudge
Most of us have memories of special food we enjoyed at Christmas when we were little. The clearest memory for me is of my dad making fu...
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Caramelized Onion Quiche
Ever wake up in the morning with a craving for a specific food? This morning it was quiche, specifically an onion quiche. To my dear fa...
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Three Bean Baked Beans
When it comes to baked beans, you can go the full monty starting with dry beans and cook them completely from scratch (like Boston Baked...
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Wilted Watercress Salad with Bacon Dressing
Old fashioned watercress is getting harder to come by, at least around here in Sacramento. Whole Foods carries watercress, but the leave...
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Stuffed Pork Chops with Kielbasa and Sauerkraut
My father is of German Austrian descent, so naturally we eat a lot of pork chops and sauerkraut. Recipes containing the same have almos...
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Butter Pecan Ice Cream
An ice cream loving friend was in town this weekend, giving me the perfect excuse to make this batch of butter pecan ice cream. Butter ...
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Puréed Roasted Parsnips
The easiest way to prepare parsnips is to slice them, steam them, and dress with butter and salt. However, to get the fullest, richest f...
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