Tag: dinner
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Cold weather calls for comfort foods
While we aren’t really into traditional cold weather here in our little home on the mountain, there was a nip in the air today. I took a walk over the acreage to see leaves already coating the ground mingled with a heavy blanket of pine needles and cones. We are expecting a light frost the…
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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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Baked apples anyone?
Here in the little house on the mountain we eat our share of apples. We love them raw, baked, grilled, roasted, dehydrated….. Tonight I had planned pork chops with green peas and onions for dinner. Simple meal of seasoning the pork with pepper, garlic, onion and a dash of salt. The green peas are drained…
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Simple equals loads of flavor
I’ve gone the gamut of eating and preparing all kinds of food in my life time. From spicy to sauces, deep fat fried, and breaded. As I’ve aged and mellowed I’ve come to realize simple is best for great flavor and nutrition as well as keeping a healthy body. This earth is loaded with the…
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When Fried is Good for you
It is very rare that I eat fried foods, especially deep fried. There is nothing healthy about saturating food coated in white enriched flour with vegetable oil till it drips with it. It may taste good to the untrained palette, but healthy it is not. That’s what we southerners were raised on. Fried chicken, fried…
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Raspberry infused goodness
I remember images from long ago of large groups of people celebrating in a massive hall of a castle. Whether it was a holiday or a victory or some other important event it always centered around a table laden with food. The centerpiece of that table would be a large platter with a whole roast…
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The Scot-Irish in me….
… was really jonesing for some traditional comfort food. So we headed to our favorite local Irish pub Harp & Clover. We were told that the chef is now full owner which is wonderful because he can expand and cook what ever his Irish genes thinks up. I expect to see even more Irish specialties…
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