Archive for April, 2009

Thanksgiving recipes: Oyster dressing – Part 2

Oyster stuffing is a great stuffing for the holiday turkey, the oysters add a nice touch of extra moisture and flavor to the holiday meal.

Ingredients

2 oysters (shell removed and oysters diced) 1 onion (diced) 2 celery sticks ( …

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Vegetarian Thanksgiving menu ideas – Part 1

… for Thanksgiving Day includes a couple of different suggestions for each course and a link for some wonderful Thanksgiving Day cocktail recipes. * Salted Almonds * A variety of olives * Marinated Mushrooms * New Mexican Pecan-Pumpkin Salsa and Pita …

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Recipes: Italian stuffed eggplant

… get home grown eggplants anymore but store bought ones work just as well. I make sure to pick firm, glossy purple eggplants.

This isn’t a recipe I make often because it involves some work. But every once in a while I mention it and my family …

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Recipes: Grits

… they are usually prepared incorrectly. For grits with a lot of flavor, use the following recipe.

Ingredients:

9 cups cold Water

2 tsp Kosher Salt

1/4 tsp dry Basil spice

1/4 tsp dry Thyme spice

1/4 tsp cracked …

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Christmas cake recipes – Part 1

… buddy that is a different fruit cake. It is real good and definitely different than the average Christmas fruit cake.

CHRISTMAS FRUIT CAKE

1 pound dried blueberries

1 pound candied cherries

1 pound shredded coconut

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Appetizer recipes: Bean dips

… quick so if you need a last minute snack or party platter a bean dip is the way to go.

My favorite bean dip recipe is a layered dip served with tortilla chips on the side.

Layered Bean Dip

Ingredients

2 – 8 ounce cans …

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Recipes: Greek salad dressing – Part 4

… Italy. (Limoncello here in America),

Now, I’m able to offer you my recipe for this delightful salad dressing!

-Greek Limontaselo Salad Dressing

1/4 cup Limontaselo

2 tbsp. white wine vinegar

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The best soup recipes – Part 2

… feel fuller for fewer calories. Because I eat so much soup, I am always on the lookout for new, interesting, sustaining soup recipes. Recently, I visited my mother in the States; she’s also (sort of) dieting. My mother spotted a recipe in the New …

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Recipes: The perfect holiday turkey – Part 8

Although technically yesterday was turkey day, I serve turkey often throughout the year. This recipe is so simple and it makes a delicious moist turkey every time. There’s also enough left over meat and broth to start a pot of soup.

One …

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Recipe storage ideas – Part 2

… hour later, I was still looking for that thing and getting more frustrated by the minute. Where was it?

Collecting recipes is a habit – uh, I mean hobby of mine. I truly intend to try all the ones I clip or find. The problem is, I’d …

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