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Beer Can Chicken For The Win
This is a very easy Sunday night meal that gives the best leftover chicken for the rest of the week. Cook 2 and your weeknight protein is set. Beer Can Chicken (NY Times Recipe) 1 whole chicken, approximately 4 to 5 pounds 4 tablespoons sweet paprika, or mild smoked paprika 2tablespoons chili powder 2 tablespoons…
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Arroz Con Pollo
You really, really, really need to make this now. It is the perfect comfort food that has just enough freshness that you feel healthy after eating it. Healthy comfort food – that’s an oxymoron. Arroz Con Pollo (Small adaptations from SmittenKitchen) Chicken 3 large garlic cloves 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar 2 teaspoons dried oregano,…
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Salmon Cakes
Living on the Northern California coast blesses us with abundant access to everything from freshly picked fruit (wild olalliberries) to fish from the sea. We recently drove to the harbor and one of our fishermen were selling salmon. I couldn’t resist buying a whole salmon – one that was way bigger than my little family…
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Minestrone
One thing we can count on, living in Northern California on the coast, is a few foggy days during the summer. Ok, a lot of foggy days. Today was one of those days. So, that calls for some heart-warming soup. This one came out so good. Minestrone Serves 6 1/2 yellow onion, diced 4 cloves…
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A little Mexi/Jamaican Meal
I haven’t been to Jamaica. There’s my disclaimer. But, I love a restaurant in the city called Patio. I was craving those flavors but didn’t want jerk chicken. I wanted stewed chicken. So, I made this up. Stewed Cumin Chicken with onions and tomatoes * 2 whole chicken legs (thigh and drumstick) * 1 red…
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Vegetarian Lasagna
Today’s the day I’m going to post all my recipes that I’ve been meaning to archive here since THANKSGIVING! It’s been cray, don’t ask. But I’m ready to finally mark this one off my to do list and I’m starting with my most favorite lasagna recipe. I bought an Ann’s frozen veggie lasagna for lunch…
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Beef Bourguignon
It’s rainy and cold outside. It’s my favorite weather for slow cooked Beef Bourguignon. Not only is it a rather easy dish to prepare, it fills the house with comforting smells and warmth from the oven 🙂 Try it out and let me know what you think. Beef Bourguignon serves about 6 * 2 lbs…
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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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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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