Nothing is better when a friend sends you a recipe she’s tried– especially when you know you are simpatico with her palate. My friend Jacki sent me a recipe for BBQ ribs; instead of cooking them for hours Continue reading
Category Archives: Family
Quilting with Amy and Make-Your-Own Hershey’s Syrup (no HFCS)!
It’s been almost a non-culinary weekend for me. Yesterday, I spent the day shopping with my sister Tina and we started our adventure with dim sum at a little Chinese restaurant in a strip mall in Ellicott City (yes, we will travel for good food). I knew it was going to be a great meal when Continue reading
My “Make-It-All-From-Scratch” Middle Eastern Meal
As I mentioned in one of my recent posts, I knew Kurt was craving RED MEAT. “I can only do poultry for so many days in a row” is the underlying message to “Is that the last of the turkey dishes?” Continue reading
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Lighter Fare, Tuscan-style
During the summer of 2008, we took an extended family vacation to the Tuscany region of Italy. By extended, I mean multi-generational– my husband Kurt, my son Ken, my mother Tecla, my sister Tina, her husband Jeff and Jeff’s mom Lynn. We rented Continue reading
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Altered Alton Brown Turkey Tamales
Today my son failed to wake up with his alarm; he says it didn’t go off, but he had a busy schedule yesterday after school with a 2-hour make-up art class and riding lesson. I offered to drive him to school and on the way back, I stopped off at the Asian market to pick up the masa and corn husks (interestingly, Continue reading
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Recipe Testing for You and Me: Make-It-Your-Own Turkey Pasta Dish and Ritz Crackers
I was all set to make turkey tamales today; I use the Alton Brown recipe, but I’m hoping one day my sister’s good friend Mariela will show me how to make them authentically. I had already determined that Continue reading
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a cougar in the kitchen 