Appetizer / Eggs / Shellfish / Vegetables

Shrimp Toast

I host Christmas Eve dinner every year and I typically put out a platter of shrimp cocktail for an appetizer, but I wanted to do something different this year so…

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December 26, 2010

Chocolate / Desserts / Eggs

Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies

I made these cookies for a PTA meeting the other night and everybody liked them. They're quite rich, so I recommend making the cookies fairly small. One of these sandwiches…

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December 18, 2010

Cheese / Eggs / Main Dishes / Side Dish / Vegetables

Cauliflower Cake

I found a beautiful head of cauliflower at my local farmer's market recently and I also came across this very interesting recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi, a chef and restaurant owner…

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December 12, 2010

Breads and Muffins / Breakfast/Brunch / Eggs / Vegetables

Pumpkin Muffins

This is a perfect fall recipe because it calls for a fresh pumpkin. It's perfect to make just after Halloween when you may have a pumpkin or two kicking around…

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November 27, 2010

Desserts / Eggs / Snacks

Cinnamon Sugar Biscotti

I have developed a taste for biscotti over the last couple of years. I never loved biscotti as a child, perhaps because all the biscotti that I tried had nuts…

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November 24, 2010

Eggs / Main Dishes / Pork / Side Dish / Vegetables

Five-Treasure Fried Rice

Recipes from the Fine Cooking magazine or website never let me down. One recipe is better than the next. My niece made this last week and suggested that I try…

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November 14, 2010

Beef / Cheese / Eggs / Main Dishes / Poultry / Vegetables

Beef, Cheddar and Potato Pie

This recipe could have been called Meat, Cheddar and Potato Pie, because I have made it with both beef and turkey.  I think it's equally good with both.   I really…

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November 11, 2010

Breads and Muffins / Breakfast/Brunch / Desserts / Eggs / Fruit / Nuts

Apple Cake

I'm going to let my husband say a few words because he LOVED this apple cake.    I thought it tasted like something that came from a bakery, not from my…

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October 27, 2010

Breads and Muffins / Breakfast/Brunch / Eggs / Fruit

Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins

I made these last night to serve for breakfast this morning. The boys really liked them. The original recipe uses allspice and calls for nuts. I didn't have any allspice,…

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October 5, 2010

Breads and Muffins / Cheese / Eggs / Snacks

French Gougères

My mother sent me this recipe the other day.   These cheese puffs are a popular French hors d'oeuvre and a specialty of the Burgundy region of France.   They're typically made…

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September 22, 2010