When I learned that several of my mommies had never tried Indian dishes, I thought it would be good to do another Indian dish here. Continue reading
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Baby Steps to Indian Cuisine: Jacki’s Red Lentil Dal
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The Egg: Part 2 of 3, A Trip to Spain
My second egg recipe is a variation of the omelet, tortilla de patata. It’s a traditional dish from Spain where it’s served in tapas bars. Continue reading
Cheese, Please!
On Christmas, I served homemade pate’ de campagne– a chunky flavorful pork-fest. By pork-fest, I mean ground pork, finely minced bacon, and strips of ham steak, all mixed together with seasonings and a good glug of cognac, then packed into a loaf pan, lined with– what else?– strips of bacon. Continue reading
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Bucatini all’amatriciana and Our Christmas Tree (at last)
I’ve been a little slow getting Christmas decorating underway. When the mommies came for dinner last week, I was still only partially decorated, with storage bins in the music room; I did manage to decorate most of the mantel and the dining room since that’s where we would be for the evening. 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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a cougar in the kitchen 