Vegetarian

Are you craving moist banana bread? I’ve found the recipe for you. It is from a cookbook called, The Weekend Baker: Irresistible Recipes, Simple Techniques, and Stress-Free Strategies for Busy People
by Abigail Johnson Dodge, a contributing Editor at Fine Cooking. I grew up eating dry banana bread and have been experimenting with [...]

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Did you know October 1 is Homemade Cookies Day or that October is National Cookie Month? Many foods have days honoring them, including many different kinds of cookies. On a more serious note, October is also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So in honor of my 91-year-old grandmother, a breast cancer survivor, [...]

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I love cheesecake and limoncello, the wonderful lemon liqueur from Southern Italy, so when I came across a recipe for limoncello cheesecake squares in Giada De laurentiss’ Giada’s Family Dinners cookbook it sounded like a match made in heaven for our lemon dessert loving family. With a half bottle of limoncello in the freezer [...]

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T his simple corn salad is a wonderful way to take advantage of the delicious fresh corn flooding the markets at this time of year. The corn looked so fresh and delicious when I shopped Sunday morning I ended up buying way more than I needed and have been looking for ways to [...]

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Always on the lookout for quick easy tasty recipes I was intrigued when I discovered this cinnamon rolls recipe that called for frozen bread dough, instead of homemade.
Last winter while living in northern Wisconsin I did a side-by-side comparison of homemade cinnamon rolls. Since skiing, snow-shoeing, and ice fishing aren’t my thing, I spent a [...]

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This is a tasty pasta salad recipe perfect for hot summer evenings or toting to picnics and potlucks. It makes a big batch of pasta salad that keeps well in the refrigerator for several days.
I love it because it is full of tasty, colorful vegetables - red and green bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, [...]

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I made this luscious quick and easy crumb coffee cake for breakfast. I’m usually not so industrious first thing in the morning, but I wanted something special since we have house guests.
It’s easy to make, quick to bake, and so satisfying served warm with coffee, fresh berries, and yogurt. One friend commented that [...]

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I love potato salad and always seem to be experimenting with variations.
Growing up Mom only ever made potato salad one way - with lots of mayonnaise.
We liked it.
While I still love creamy potato salads, these days I prefer French style potato salads dressed with vinaigrette instead of mayonnaise.
The first potato salad sans mayo I ever [...]

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We’ve been trying to eat more salmon these days since all of its healthy omega 3 fats are so good for us. To prevent boredom from sneaking in I’m always on the lookout for new ways to season or sauce our salmon.
Recently this quick and easy mango salsa recipe caught my eye so I decided [...]

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