A Good Cook Knows When to Improvise!

I consider myself a good cook, however, tonight I proved that corollary wrong!  I improvised a recipe and even as I was doing it, I knew it wasn’t going to be good.  And it was a classic case of being penny wise and pound foolish.  I had it in mind to make a pasta dish [...]

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Cooking Up a Storm

Now there’s a crazy phrase! Let’s see how do you bake a tornado, or souffle a hurricane? Well look for this one sometime in the future in another blog.  Today is really about cooking;  what’s in the crock pot right now is Slow-Cooked Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey and it smells so good, the whole [...]

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Countdown to Thanksgiving Dinner

Tasty Tidbits Tuesday Now that I have OD’d on Reese’s peanut butter cups, malted milk balls and eaten more than my share of snack-size Snickers, I figure it’s time to start planning the Thanksgiving Day meal.   I came from a family who served the same side dishes year after year (TRA-DISH- UN)!  During the years [...]

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The Gourmet Analyst – Guest Blogger

Tasty Tidbits Tuesday I admit I didn’t plan my trip to Boston very well, otherwise I would have remembered to bring a recipe with me to share with you all on Tasty Tidbits Tuesday. BUT lucky for me Chiara’s friend Jocelyn came for dinner and brought her friend, Cody.  Turns out Cody was the big [...]

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GROWN-UP GRILLED CHEESE

Tasty Tidbits Tuesday I just went for my annual check up and had what I already knew to be resoundingly confirmed: my cholesterol level is high.  Actually much higher than it should be.  It has been for over a year and every six months I tell my internist that I’m going to change my diet [...]

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Roasted Chicken and Butternut Squash Soup and…

TASTY TIDBIT TUESDAY I had such a good time cooking on Sunday; while my Pasta Fagiole was simmering away in my crock pot, I made another soup in a stock pot.  If you are a working woman, you know why I’m cooking on Sunday to serve during the week and to freeze for that oh my [...]

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Slow-Cooked Beef Minestrone

It’s Tasty Tidbits Tuesday and the crock pot is OUT – Summer must be over! I have to say this is REALLY a delicious meal and economical as well.  I believe you can make this for less than $3.00 per serving. 1 pkg (about 1  1/2 lbs) chuck roast,  cut into 1″ cubes Flour to [...]

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Tomato Chickpea and Arugula Salad

Tasty Tidbits Tuesday So the lazy hazy crazy days of summer are over and some people actually expect you to go back to the office.  What a bummer especially when one of the chief joys of summer at the shore was eating tons of fresh fruit; juicy peaches that DID run down your arm, musky [...]

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Martha Stewart’s Tomato and Basil Pasta

TOMATO and BASIL PASTA If you are wondering will I ever get off the tomato “thing” – take heart….the minute the season’s last  tomato has been picked, I will be eliminating any recipes that call for tomatoes unless they are cherry or grape tomatoes or canned!!!!  I know for some of you it’s hard to [...]

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Tasty Tidbits Tuesday – JERSEY TOMATOES

Image via Wikipedia Ok ok, yes of course you can use any fresh tomatoes for this dish – BUT why would you IF you can get your hands on the gems of the Garden State; Jersey Tomatoes?  And this is P’RIME TIME!!! The Green Markets, the vegetable stands, your co-worker’s garden and I know you’ve [...]

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