Recipes Archive

  •   I just couldn’t resist that one….it’s August, and it appears that Jersey tomato season is once again in full swing. I can’t get enough of them at this time...

    A Tomato’s Best Friend

      I just couldn’t resist that one….it’s August, and it appears that Jersey tomato season is once again in full swing. I can’t get enough of them at this time...

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  • One of my biggest culinary influences was when I was about 8 or 9 and my dad got into Chinese cooking. Armed with his brand-new wok, Chinese cookbooks, and exotic...

    Pineapple Chicken: Comfort Food from Daddy

    One of my biggest culinary influences was when I was about 8 or 9 and my dad got into Chinese cooking. Armed with his brand-new wok, Chinese cookbooks, and exotic...

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  • Photo Credit: en.cucinone.com Yesterday I got so old I felt like I could die/ yesterday I got so old it made me want to cry…It’s been a rough week. Though...

    In Between Days:Tuscan Bean Soup

    Photo Credit: en.cucinone.com Yesterday I got so old I felt like I could die/ yesterday I got so old it made me want to cry…It’s been a rough week. Though...

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  • Image credit: PhamFatale.com If you like to cook for people, you’ll have come across some concerns with food preferences or allergies. Some are fairly easy to side-step: feed the ovo-lacto...

    Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free…Now, “Fermented-Free”?

    Image credit: PhamFatale.com If you like to cook for people, you’ll have come across some concerns with food preferences or allergies. Some are fairly easy to side-step: feed the ovo-lacto...

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  • Last night I served all three loves of my life osso bucco, to celebrate the Love Day. While I knew John was pretty worked up over the prospect of having...

    Osso Bucco, Baby!

    Last night I served all three loves of my life osso bucco, to celebrate the Love Day. While I knew John was pretty worked up over the prospect of having...

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  • Image from www.vintageholidaycrafts.com So Valentine’s Day is once again approaching, and once again people will be bumbling, stumbling and scrambling around trying to come up with a fun and romantic...

    Some Lovely Valentine’s Day Ideas

    Image from www.vintageholidaycrafts.com So Valentine’s Day is once again approaching, and once again people will be bumbling, stumbling and scrambling around trying to come up with a fun and romantic...

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  • In case you haven’t noticed, it’s still frickin’ freezing out-not to mention, this has to be the worst cold/flu/insert-your-latest-plague-here season ever. In the course of these winter doldrums, my thoughts...

    Sausage-Kale Soup Soothes Away The Snow

    In case you haven’t noticed, it’s still frickin’ freezing out-not to mention, this has to be the worst cold/flu/insert-your-latest-plague-here season ever. In the course of these winter doldrums, my thoughts...

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  • It’s freezing out, of course you want soup. But it’s the holiday season- all that running around, shopping, baking, spending… Well, have I got a soup recipe for you. It’s...

    Comforting Goodness On The Cheap-Pasta Fazool!

    It’s freezing out, of course you want soup. But it’s the holiday season- all that running around, shopping, baking, spending… Well, have I got a soup recipe for you. It’s...

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  • Well, my oven was fixed, and I was looking to celebrate. I ‘ve been relying on my grill to pick up the slack; and I have to admit, it even...

    Chocolate Chip Champ

    Well, my oven was fixed, and I was looking to celebrate. I ‘ve been relying on my grill to pick up the slack; and I have to admit, it even...

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  • With New Jersey’s first killing frost of  Fall behind us, we are headed out of the harvest season, and into the holidays. Of course, almost all the apples are off...

    Nuke Them Apples!

    With New Jersey’s first killing frost of  Fall behind us, we are headed out of the harvest season, and into the holidays. Of course, almost all the apples are off...

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