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Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good

October 30, 2010

    With a name like that, how could I not make it? *smile* I’ve stuffed all number of pumpkins and squash with all number of things…but when I saw this name….and then read the words of the amazing Dorie Greenspan, I knew this would be the next pumpkin I would stuff.

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What’s for Dinner?

September 19, 2010

Zucchini Tomato Rice Gratin with Sausage As the end of the summer vegetable season approaches, this is one of those recipes I turn to.  I found it in Gourmet Magazine back in 2008 and it quickly became one of my favorites.  You can use it as a vegetarian main dish, or do as I do [...]

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What’s for Dinner?

September 7, 2010

Bacon Leek and Horseradish Macaroni and Cheese Labor Day Weekend!  The very words put me in a frenzied have-to-get-in-all-the-tastes-of-summer mode—before it (summer, and warm weather, and backyard volleyball, and BBQ-ing ) is all too soon gone. So this Labor Day, the menu was Barbecued Pork Ribs (naturally), Coleslaw and Macaroni and Cheese.  But not just [...]

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Sharing the Bingo Bounty

August 13, 2010

The Suz is an *avid* Bingo player–usually attending two games a week, sometimes three.  Not church-lady bingo where you play for money…ok, pennies…but bingo for prizes.  Prizes appropriate for her crowd….which could be anything from a new comb to a king size candy bar to the jackpot prize of a $5 gift card for McDonald’s. [...]

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In Its Own Quiet Way

July 1, 2010

This is the perfect have-in-your-back-pocket, takes-almost-no-prep, side-dish-that’s-right-with-almost-anything. I love Hasselback Potatoes for their rustic simplicity.

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