Category: Recipes

  • Elephant Ears and Pomegranate Soup

    Elephant Ears and Pomegranate Soup

    Pomegranate Soup is the current selection for Cook the Books. There’s an eclectic mix of Persian, Italian, and Irish food in this book. I decided on the Persian recipe for Elephant Ears.

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  • St. Louis Days, St. Louis Nights:   Cookbook of the Week

    St. Louis Days, St. Louis Nights: Cookbook of the Week

    Artichoke Prosciutto Linguine is on the menu. Check out this recipe and the beginnings of my Cookbook of the Week posts.

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  • Healthy Minestrone:   Welcome to the Blue Zone

    Healthy Minestrone: Welcome to the Blue Zone

    The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 is the current stop on the TLC Book Tour. I’m also including it in my Cookbook Highlight of the Week. Want to live a long and healthy life? Read on.

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  • Grapefruit-Olive Oil Cake

    Grapefruit-Olive Oil Cake

    Enjoy this healthy, citrusy delicious cake. It’s great with tea or coffee!

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  • Pineapple Cake Cookies

    Pineapple Cake Cookies

    A new cookie recipe and a great way to use up any leftover pineapple. If you like a cake-like cookie, you will adore these. Try it…you’ll like it.

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  • “In My Kitchen” February 2020

    “In My Kitchen” February 2020

    I always feel like there’s really not a lot happening in my kitchen until I reflect back to write an “In My Kitchen” monthly post. Dig in here for some home grown citrus from Texas and some new jelly recipes. I also threw in a few cookbook reviews for good measure! Welcome February!

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  • Herbed Veggie Dip

    Herbed Veggie Dip

    49er fan or a KC fan. It honestly matters not to me…I’m all about the food. Here’s a great dip that is fresh, green and great with veggies for a healthier option. (But, I’ve got a few other recipes today that are totally delicious and bad for you!)

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  • Happy New Year Hummus (Eat your black-eyed peas!)

    Happy New Year Hummus (Eat your black-eyed peas!)

    How many days of good luck will you have after eating this hummus? An infinite number (because it’s full of black eyed peas)! Here’s to a wonderful 2020!

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  • More jellies and jams….

    More jellies and jams….

    I just could not leave 2019 without one more canning post.   I went back through my archives and found that I had published quite a few booze inspired preserves.   Before we completely put the Jelly of the Month Club to rest, I wanted to share these.   I also wanted to highlight the book that inspired…

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  • Mulled White Wine Jelly

    Mulled White Wine Jelly

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! For the final preserve for Jelly of the Month Club I present one based on a warming holiday drink: Mulled White Wine Jelly.

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