Category: Recipes
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Hummus
This is the world’s easiest hummus recipe ever. It is also the tastiest. Does that sound like bragging? Of course. But I can’t tell you how many times I’m asked for this recipe because it’s so much tastier than store-bought. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. So I encourage you to put this recipe to the…
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Alexis’s Cranberry Chutney
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat… but before Christmas comes, or Hannukah or Kwanzaa, we have… (drum roll, please) …Thanksgiving! It’s 10 days out, and time to start preparing so that the day/week of Thanksgiving isn’t completely frantic. There actually are a few things we can do, even this far ahead (beyond making…
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Trump’s Doonbeg Brown Soda Bread
Just to be perfectly clear – this is not a political endorsement! It just so happened that we were trying to sightsee the bulk of the Wild Atlantic Way on the west coast of Ireland all in one day. We started in Ennis, County Clare in the wee hours of the morning, and drove on…
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Whipped Vanilla Cream
Afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills is a beautiful thing. Beautiful china, beautiful crystal and flatware, beautiful service, and beautiful food that actually tastes as good as it looks. Whether you choose the Traditional Tea or the Royal Tea, the culinary event begins with fresh, oh-so-sweet strawberries topped with a quenelle of…
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Egg salad finger sandwiches
Egg salad filling can also be used to stuff hollowed out cocktail-sized tomatoes; allow hollowed-out tomatoes to drain upside down 20 minutes before filling. Egg salad sandwiches can also be prepared open-faced: hard-boil 1-2 additional eggs as above. Peel eggs and slice with an egg slicer into thin circles. Spread egg salad on bread slices,…
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Mrs. Pettigrew’s Lemon Cake
(from Having Tea: Recipes and Table Settings, by Tricia Foley) 2 lemons¼ c. sugar8 T. (1 stick) salted butter or margarine, softened2 large eggs, beaten¾ c. all-purpose flour6 T. milk3 T. sugar, for topping Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease and line a 7-inch round cake pan or 8-inch loaf pan with parchment or wax paper.Grate…
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Create Cooking Challenge on American Public Television: My Family’s Recipe
Way back in early March, I got a phone call from my older brother; Jim often calls me in the morning on his way into his clinic. Apparently, the traffic must get really boring. Anyway, this morning, he said I should finally put my proverbial pen down, put on my apron, and enter a cooking…