Mummy Dogs
Mummy Mini-Pizzas
Mummy Toes
Zombies may be all the rage this year, but that doesn’t mean you should overlook mummies. Their fraying bandages combine the mystery and creepiness of Halloween, and are fun to recreate with foods like bread and cheese.
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Mummy Dogs
32 smoked cocktail-size wieners or sausages
1 8-ounce can refrigerated crescent [...]
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A friend of mine sent me a lovely gift box filled with two of my favorite things: coffee and chocolate. One of the chocolates arrived in a small gold box of its own. that said it was a handmade chocolate from Sweet Shop USA.
The chocolate itself was almost too pretty to eat:
Almost.
I eventually [...]
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I love spinach in all forms. But when I crave comfort foods, it’s creamed spinach that I want. It’s dangerous for me to serve it as a side dish though, since it could disappear before anyone else gets a chance to eat some. Fortunately, I have a recipe that quickly and easily turns frozen creamed [...]
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Spicy Turkey with Potatoes and Chickpeas
Slow-Cooker Indian Chicken Curry
As the weather gets cooler, many people want to eat heartier foods for dinner. Separately, potatoes and chickpeas are filling. Together, they make a substantial meal likely to satisfy even the hungriest people at the dinner table. Add some spices like cumin or curry powder, and you’ll [...]
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I think Thursdays are my favorite day to cook. The weekend is close enough that I’m not worried about how I’m going to get all my work done, so I feel like I can relax a bit and take a little more time with dinner. This makes Thursdays a good night for me to make [...]
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Easy Applesauce
Pork Chops with Onions and Apples
Apple Crisp
Fall brings with it cooler weather, beautiful foliage, and lots of apples for eating and cooking. While apple pie often is the first thing associated with this season’s crop, apples are good in many more dishes and with many more meals.
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When I first started cooking, I followed each and every recipe to the letter. I made sure that I had the exact ingredients, even if that meant going to three different stores until I had everything just right.
But after I got the hang of things, I started to get a feel for what [...]
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Broccoli Rice and Cheese Casserole
Baked Pizzaghetti
Condensed cheese soups and processed cheese sauces have their place in certain recipes, especially some comfort foods. But these cans and blocks of cheese aren’t necessary for all cooking. Even though they melt more consistently, sometimes it’s worth using shredded cheese for the added flavor. And with the selection of [...]
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I end up sharing most of the recipes I try either here or in the recipe column, but not all of them end up in my regular meal rotation. One that has is Pasta with Vegetable Clam Sauce. I think it’s a great weeknight meal because even though this recipe requires a bit of chopping, [...]
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