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Banana Bread – the search for a great recipe
It’s getting better, my quest for the perfect slice of banana bread made at home. I have a food memory from childhood of a toasty, banana-y, buttery banana bread slice served at my grandma’s house. I’m sure it was store-bought. But I’m on a mission to try to recreate that memory taste. Today’s recipe is…
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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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Last Year’s Turkey: Hoping to recreate the magic
So last year, I BBQ’d the turkey. It was ah-maze-ing. Truly. It was golden and juicy. Even the white meat was delicious (I’m a dark meat kinda girl but dang the whole bird was so good). Of course, I didn’t document the recipe. So, I’m going to make one up/partially remember and jot it down.…
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Scrumptious Breakfast Bars
I found this recipe on Smitten Kitchen. Like she says, it’s a recipe that is really flexible. Whatever your little breakfast heart desires, you can add to these bars (well, maybe not sausage or chicken fried steak breakfast desires but any dried fruit, nuts, seeds, flours…ya’ know, California type breakfast stuffs 🙂 These are perfect…
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Making Room In the Fridge For Thanksgiving
We often have remnants of veggie odds and ends in our crisper. I’ll usually make a quick soup with the veggies, broth and some thyme and oregano. It’s a family staple. But I thought I’d try something new since I also had a bunch of eggs from the girls (our chickens). This is also a…
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Cherry, Blueberry and Blackberry Pie
Following the “oh crap, I need to archive these recipes for next year” theme, here’s the most delicious Summer pie recipe EVER. And who’s to say this can’t be made in Winter? Cherry, Blueberry and Blackberry Pie 3/4 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 2 1/4 pounds fresh cherries (pitted), blueberries and…
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Strawberry and Rhubarb Jam
Ok, ok. I know. It’s not the season but I’ve been really delinquent in posting and really need to archive this recipe. It’s so damn good! Seriously. Mark this one for next Summer’s jam making extravaganza. Strawberry and Rhubarb Jam Ingredients 3 cups fresh strawberries (chopped) 1 cup rhubarb (roughly 1 stalk) (chopped) 3/4 cup…
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Easy Dinners A Week Before Thanksgiving – part 1
I don’t know about you but my counter space is starting to get filled up with preparations for Thanksgiving. With spiced nuts, savory jams, stuffed olives, stuffing, pumpkins, spices, stock, fried onions, and other scrumptious bits waiting for the BIG day taking up space on my counter, it’s super hard to get inspired to cook…
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Blueberry Crumb Cake
Do you ever have a craving that the grocery store just can’t satiate? Add to that an overwhelming desire to just sit on the couch and do nothing, and you might not be able to curb that craving. However, this recipe is so easy and delicious it’s super easy to get motivated. Make this for…
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Bakesale Betty Knock-Offs
There’s a restaurant in Oakland called, Bakesale Betty. Funny enough, I’ve never set foot in their establishment but have eaten these infamous fried chicken sandwiches of theirs on a number of occasions (my friends brilliantly picked up a bunch for their son’s first bday party). The sandwich is delicious. I think the draw really is…
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