Category: meals
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Italian creation
Yes, I have a tiny bit of Italian in my dna along with the Scot-Irish, German, Wales, and English. My 9th great grandfather was Italian, and I do so love Italian food. We all know all that white flour pasta isn’t good for a body. BUT…. there are healthy ways to enjoy those wonderful spices.…
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Little bit of fall 🍁…
…little bit of summer ☀️. That’s the weather around here today. Rain and clouds, mid 60 temps with a bit more storms coming in overnight. The dreary look outside called for a more fallish meal with a touch of “summer is near” to top it off. I have fresh zucchini squash on hand along with…
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When you get a hankering..
For some good old-fashioned chicken and dumplings but you want to keep it healthy. There is a long debate on whether drop dumplings came from the south or the north. I’ve never cared for the flat, rectangle, rolled, and cut dumplings. First off, that’s a lot of extra time involved to roll out and cut.…
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It’s been a minute.
Here we are in a brand new year, and I have been a bit remiss in posting. But I shall carry onward and forward. Hubby and I both had a 5 day bug that caused us to cancel travel plans for Christmas. This wasn’t necessarily a bad thing since we had the cold blast from…
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Not your granny’s leftovers
It has been years since I had to deal with leftovers at Thanksgiving. The last many years since the kids were grown and gone we have visited with my lifelong best friend and her family for this holiday. I contribute Watergate salad in memory of her mother that always made it and usually add homemade…
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Cornbread..a southern favorite
If you have ever lived in or visited the south you would be amiss if you never tried good old southern cornbread. While it is a staple on most southern tables, there are as many versions as there are southerners. My favorite is white cornmeal with a heaping tablespoon of flour mixed in with an…
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Trip around the world in a plate
We don’t waste food here in our little home on the mountain. It is very rare to have left overs since I cook meals for two. But ever so often there are when I prepare a batch of something like biscuits or a pot of something that gets bigger than expected. Tonight was easy peasy…
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Cheese biscuits for the win!
I’m fairly certain the Red Lobster restaurant is a nationwide chain. If there isn’t one in your area, you have missed out on a treat. It has been many years since we dined there but we always looked forward to their cheesy biscuits served in leu of yeast rolls that many other restaurants bring to…
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Deep Mediterranean roots..
My maternal grandmother passed away when I was 20 years old. I always loved her olive skin tone but had no clue why she, my mother and my uncle were blessed with it when I was left with very pale easily burned skin. Years later I found that there is a dabble of Mediterranean DNA…
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So many choices…
…..for someone determined to eat delicious healthy foods. Last night was a fix it quick meal. So the goto on those days usually involves a fresh green veggie salad. I had been baking, sketching and listening to a favorite podcast and the day got away from me. The results of all of those was a…
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