Don’t you find that in the heat of summer, the last thing you want to do is fire up the stove or oven for a…
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This month I am focusing on the food of Barbados or what is more commonly called Bajan cuisine. Barbados is an island country located in…
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This month I tried out two new recipes on our sailboat. The first is Creamy Hot Crab Dip which is great with crostini or bugle chips. The…
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Asparagus is available year around, but springtime is when the stems are slim, and they taste tender when you serve them. My favorite topping is…
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Do you ever find bread accumulating in your refrigerator? That is easily the case in our home. This begs the question: what can you do…
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This month I have added three recipes: Chocolate Covered Strawberries (under Sweet Things), Beth’s Raisin Coconut Granola (under Eye Openers) and Homemade Ranch Dip or…
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Happy New Year! A few weeks ago, I baked the Black Forest chocolate cherry cupcakes that you can find in Sweet Things. This time I…
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It is early December, and we are all starting to think about the holidays. For this newsletter, I decided to pick a topic close to…
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Thanksgiving will be upon us in a couple weeks. This is one of my favorite holidays as it’s all about family and food. We all…
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I have a special recipe that I added this month, and it is a cheese charcuterie board. This recipe came about recently when I attended…
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Vicky, a good friend of mine, recently wrote to me about making the Sloppy Joe’s Stuffed Tomato recipe I published last month. I was pleased…
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Worcestershire sauce is a common condiment like ketchup or mustard. But have you ever wondered where Worcestershire sauce came from let alone how to pronounce…
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The theme for this month’s newsletter is cooking in a Danish kitchen. This was an easy topic to pick since my father and I recently…
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June the time of year when I look forward to a picnic. So out of curiosity, I looked up the origin of the word. It…
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I enjoy a good community cookbook. It is a wonderful way to support a cause and learn new recipes from the members that put the…
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Don’t you think memories of the meals you enjoyed with your family growing up are fascinating? My great grandparents immigrated to the US from separate…
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It’s interesting when you come across culinary terms that are unfamiliar and then learn what they mean. Food Lover’s Companion was given to me 18 years ago…
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My topic for this month is German cuisine. Culinary Excursions through Germany is a cookbook my mother gave to me for my birthday in 1987 while Dave…
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