In what I know is not an overly popular opinion, I must confess that I’m not a big fan of lemon being the star flavor in a savory dish. I don’t mind some lemon pepper, along with other seasonings, on some spicy pretzels, and if we’re talking dessert, I’m all about a lemon bar, lemon …
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Often, when I try a recipe I’ve never heard of, I love to jump into its history. I was especially interested in marlow, an ice-cream-like dessert that was wildly popular for decades but fell out of favor sometime during the 1960s, when people had access to electric ice cream makers at home and no longer …
One of the best parts of post-Thanksgiving leftovers (in my humble opinion) is going to the fridge and grabbing a piece of pie to just eat with your hands over the sink. It’s not the most elegant move, but it’s definitely one of my favorite things. I was thinking about that experience of getting to …
In one of our first shopping trips together over 20 years ago, I remember Joey grabbing a bottle of ketchup off the end cap at the grocery store. “Whoa,” I said. “Why are you buying the expensive ketchup?” He looked perplexed. And that was the day I probably made my then-boyfriend reconsider his relationship choices …
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A few weeks ago, as one of my officemates, who shall remain nameless, glanced at my column, he remarked, “You’re really on a pasta kick right now, aren’t you?” “Yeah,” I told him. “I’m always on a pasta kick.” I mean, it’s kind of a silly question. Pasta is amazing. So, despite the judgement from …
There are a lot of ways people define the beginning of summer. For some, it’s the day school lets out. For, others, it falls on the summer solstice. For me, it was last week, when I saw the first crop of excess cucumbers nestled in a box in the local post office. I mean, is …
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After spending a few days out at Camp Mennoscah last week, hanging out with a rambunctious group of 8-year-olds and sweating profusely, I decided I wanted something light and refreshing when I went to cook dinner back at home. I spent way too much time going through recipes online, convinced that there had to be …
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According to the website “The Kitchen Project,” asparagus is a very old vegetable. Historical records show it was grown in ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt. It takes a few years to get a plant going, but once you have an asparagus plant established, the growing season will last about three months, and a healthy plant …
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With Internet shopping, pretty much any ingredient can be at our fingertips in a matter of days. That being said, my goal when choosing recipes is to try to stay away from exotic items that can’t be purchased locally. We have to support our local grocery stores if we want them to continue to be …
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If you’ve been following my raspberry series the last few weeks, you know that I went on a mission to see if I could make raspberry dishes that my husband, Joey, (a known raspberry hater) would enjoy. The other two recipes I tried received a thumbs up from him, but I wanted to see if …
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