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Cranberry and Pear Pie
This pie has become a Thanksgiving staple. It has even (gasp!) replaced my pumpkin pie. It’s the perfect amount of tart but not too sweet compliment to ending a rather filling meal. I know that it’s January but I didn’t get a chance to post this in November. I did see cranberries at the grocery…
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No Fail Pie Crust
Did you know that with an extra 30 minutes, you could have the most flaky and delicious pie crust for your creative self to add any kind of sweet or savory goodness to? I still think buying a pie crust is the easy option but there’s something extra in your pie when you make the…
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Fruit Roll Ups – 1 ingredientÂ
Its strawberry season! The smell of ripe strawberries is intoxicating. I just can’t resist buying a whole flat…weekly! This week’s batch made popcicles and fruit roll ups. Next week’s will make jam (see last year’s post). Strawberry Fruit Roll ups & Popcicles 4 baskets of ripe strawberries Cut off the tops of your berries.…
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Thanksgiving Leftover
What did you do with your leftover turkey? We boiled the carcass with some water, carrots, parsley and half an onion for 2 hours. After draining the stock, we were left with 3 and a half quarts of roasted turkey stock. Two of those quarts went into the freezer and the other one and a…
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Shrimp Ceviche
After living on the islands for two weeks, I came home a pescaderian. Not really but I feel so good when I eat fish. And I was craving something summery and fresh. Sooo, why not try ceviche? Note: this being my first time cooking with lime and shrimp, the shrimp don’t necessarily turn pink like…
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Old Fashioned Potato Salad
Along with the chili (below), mac and cheese (recipe to come) and pulled pork (see”Carnitas”) sammies, we’re making potato salad for the 60 or so people coming over on Saturday for the kiddo’s 3rd birthday party. I know! We’re bonkers. But it’s fun because I have the best team of Nanas and Papas and Daddies…
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NinaLee’s Chili
Do you have lots of people to feed and want to give them something scrumptious and filling? Check out my BFF’s recipe for veggie chili. It’s a hit every time. NinaLee’s Chili 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 large onion, diced 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped a large handful of mushrooms,…
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No picture but the BEST cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving
Although the next few posts will be sans photos, they are my most favorite recipes for Thanksgiving. We’re having Thanksgiving in Hawaii this year (I know, poor babies). So, I thought: why not post all my favs here and refer to them when we get to Hawaii when the cooking commences? Cranberry sauce was ALWAYS…
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Juice – not very scrumptious
This is the reason for my absence from posting recently. I’ve embarked on the juice cleanse bandwagon. My Facebook feed was taunting me with news from quite a few of my friends who were taking the challenge. So, I thought why not. I’ve never tried a cleanse before and this one seemed the most approachable…
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Chocolate – makes a good day great
No recipe today. Just a reminder to stop what you’re doing and go enjoy some chocolate today. I don’t mean pop a piece of Hershey’s while whittling away at your inbox. I mean grab some chocolate (your fav or whatever is around), go outside, sit down, take a deep breath, and then take a small…
Scrumptious Bits
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