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September 2012

Mongolian Beef

  I wish that you could see the Mongolian Beef page in my copy of Chopsticks, Cleaver and Wok, by Jennie Low.  It is splattered, splashed and frayed.  That goes…

Tuna Ceviche with Avocado and Cilantro

   This lovely little dip is elegant in its simplicity yet casual enough for any barbecue.  It is from the July 2001 issue of Food and Wine magazine and…

Mexican Sweet Potato and Black Bean Salad

   There’s no going back to your average white potato salad after trying this excellent version adapted from Raising the Salad Bar by Catherine Walters.   Not only is this…

Southwestern Deviled Eggs

  This fun recipe is adapted from Taste of the South (April-May 2011).  The original calls for a sprinkling of crushed tortilla chips so you can certainly do that if you…

Grilled Peanut Chicken

     When I first tried this recipe as a young mom over 25 years ago, I thought the marinade sounded so strange and exotic that there was a…

Butter Roasted Potatoes

  Family favorite alert! Here is a step by step guide to making excellent oven roasted potatoes.    In the photos below, I am making butter roasted potatoes to…

Homemade Toffee Sauce for Ice Cream

   What makes this the perfect (decadent) food gift?  You can multiply the recipe as needed.  It travels well and keeps for a week or more in the frig.…

Minced Fresh Tuna Burger

  This burger was somewhat of a revelation.  While trying to simplify a time-consuming recipe, and using whatever ingredients I had in the pantry so as to avoid another…

Open Face Salmon BLT

    For this wonderful summertime sandwich, I bought a large piece of salmon fillet and cut it into portions that I knew would work with the bread that…

Snickerdoodles

   One of my children once said, “It’s hard to be in a bad mood when there are Snickerdoodles in the house!” Like the best sugar cookie but with…

Spicy Vegetable Couscous

 This is my idea of the perfect meatless meal (although not vegetarian, of course, with the chicken broth) It is a simplified version of the wonderful Moroccan dish that usually…

Chicken Tortilla Soup

  I’ve been making this soup for years and just recently wrote down the ingredients and measurements so that I could post it here.  For entertaining, it is fun…

Parmesan Pepper Crusted Chicken

When you see a recipe this simple and easy, you should know that it’s success will depend on the quality of each ingredient.  So find the perfect tomato, the…

Classic Cinnamon Scones

   This is perhaps my most requested recipe and yet I hesitate to post it.  Not because it is a closely guarded secret, but rather because the cinnamon chips…

Peach Crostata

   Now, I’ve made pies and tarts, crisps, crumbles and cobblers….but this is the first time that I have made a crostata.  No particular reason, just never got around…

Tortilla Pizza

  The #1 reason that we always have flour tortillas in our refrigerator, tortilla pizzas have been a staple lunch item in our home for years. I found that…

Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

      Inspired by a recipe in the book Cupcakes, by Joanna Farrow… but I had to look further for a really great white cake batter.  I found it…