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Back to the basics…love, laughter, good health and beer bread.
It’s strange how the less important things in life can so quickly consume us. We look away for just a minute and the water fills up passed our heads, threatening to drown us. Our bodies tread water as fast as … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Dinner, Entertaining, Lunch, Savory, Sweets
Tagged 4-ingredients, Appetizer, Baking, Beer, Beer Bread, Bread, Brunch, Cooking, Dessert, Dinner, Food, Lunch, Recipes, Self-rising Flour, Side Dishes, Sweets, Vegetarian
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Go BIG or go home.
There have been times when some have accused me of having an all or nothing mentality. I’ll concede to not being a lover of compromise but if this was actually the case, I’d either be living in a box with … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Entertaining, Sweets, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
Tagged Baking, Brunch, Cake, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Pecans, Pineapple, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Recipes, Sweets, Vegetarian
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The Waldorf Salad…a dish to pass.
I call myself a potluck snob. Potlucks have never made my list of favorite things for several reasons. First, I’m very critical of other people’s food. I won’t spend more than one bite on mediocre cooking. Secondly, it takes several trips … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Entertaining, Greek, Lunch, Salads, Savory, Vegetarian
Tagged apples, brown sugar, Brunch, Cooking, Dinner, dried cranberries, Food, fruit salad, grapes, Greek, Greek yogurt, Honey, Lunch, maple syrup, maple-glazed, maple-glazed pork chops, Pecans, Pork, pork chops, Recipes, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegetarian, Waldorf Salad
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Someone’s been eating my porridge!
You don’t hear much about Mother Goose anymore. She’s been replaced by the Goodnight Moons and the Chicka Chicka Boom Booms. When I was a child, I couldn’t get enough of the Mother Goose rhymes and old fairy tales my … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Greek, Sweets, Vegetarian
Tagged Brunch, Cinnamon, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Greek, Greek Dessert, Greek Rice Pudding, Milk, Recipes, Rice, Rice Pudding, Vegetarian
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Free Makeover: feather boa not included.
Long before Trading Spaces, What Not To Wear, and Extreme Makeover, existed a place where the average girl could walk in and pay $29.95 to get a professional makeover, complete with a gold sequined jacket and a photographer that makes her … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Sweets
Tagged Baking, Banana Bread, Bananas, Bisquick, Bread, Brunch, Cooking, Food, Pecans, Quick Breads, Recipes, Sweet Breads, Sweets
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Get out of my kitchen!
There are people who love to cook with their kids. I am definitely not one of them. Whoever thought it was a good idea to invite children into the kitchen for fun was most certainly not a control freak like me. … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Entertaining, Lunch, Savory
Tagged Bacon, Bacon and Eggs, Baking, Breakfast, Brunch, Buttermilk, Cooking, Food, Hash, Lunch, Muffins, Orange Zest, Poppy Seed Muffins, Potatoes, Recipes, Sour Cream Muffins, Zucchini
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Crabs CAN Move Forward!
Crab Cakes with Spicy Rémoulade: Photograph by Andrea Karapas If there’s one thing I don’t do…it’s live in the past. Being a “glass half full” kind of girl, I reflect on the past only to identify the lesson to be … Continue reading
spä’nə-kō’pē-tə
I can’t imagine a family gathering (at least among the Greek side of my family) without Spanakopita, or Spinach Pie as it’s more commonly referred to among Americans. A savory Greek pastry made with spinach, feta, phyllo, and a few … Continue reading
Posted in Greek, Pastry, Savory
Tagged Brunch, Cooking, Food, Greek, Lunch, Pastry, Phyllo, Recipes, Spanakopita, Spinach, Spinach Pie, Vegetarian
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I'm From Baklava and Ouzo...a love story 