Eliot's Eats

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Category: Recipes

  • Catch a C.L.U.E.:  A new club for cooks (#BLOGGERCLUE)

    Catch a C.L.U.E.: A new club for cooks (#BLOGGERCLUE)

    Welcome to a new foodie blogger club and please keep reading for a fantastic lemony and cheesey and creamy risotto…perfect for a Thanksgiving side.

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  • Mushroom Pâté

    Mushroom Pâté

    I posted this recipe recently as a topping for a pizza.  As the holidays approach, it is worthy of another mention. This might not be the most beautiful appetizer ever created, but if you like mushrooms, you will be all over this.   Mushroom Pâté  recipe from Eating Well (Sept/Oct 2015) 3 T. extra virgin olive oil, divided…

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  • T-Bones in Ashes

    T-Bones in Ashes

    Grill it right int he coals….easy and delicious and primal….

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  • Elixirs for Xmas:   Winter-Spiced Vodka

    Elixirs for Xmas: Winter-Spiced Vodka

    I have always been fascinated with infusions but I have never attempted any.   This year it will be different. I am planning on giving many liquid gifts  this year and have been doing some early preparations.   For all my Elixirs for Xmas posts, click here. This potent potable sounds especially delicious. Winter-Spiced Vodka from Nigella Christmas…

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  • Elixirs for Xmas:   Homemade Lemon Extract

    Elixirs for Xmas: Homemade Lemon Extract

    Believe or not, I think my family and friends are getting tired of getting the obligatory jar of jam for Christmas, so this year I wanted to do something completely different. Elixirs for Xmas will be a brief series here at EE, prior to the holiday season. Why so early? Because all of these infusions…

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  • Pizza Challenge:  Traditional vs. Gourmet

    Pizza Challenge: Traditional vs. Gourmet

    The Hubs and I had a pizza challenge while watching this month’s Food ‘n Flix selection: The Terminal. I know you can’t wait to see who won.

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  • Elixirs for Xmas:   Homemade Vanilla Extract

    Elixirs for Xmas: Homemade Vanilla Extract

    I love to make homemade gifts and usually work at it throughout the year, especially with canning up summer’s bounty.   To “mix it up a bit” (pun intended), I decided to make a few elixirs and extracts to give as gifts this year, too. If you’re planning on giving homemade vanilla extract for Christmas…

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  • Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches with Parmesan Potato Puffs

    Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches with Parmesan Potato Puffs

    After a forgetful hiatus, here is my Secret Recipe Club post for October.

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  • Kimchi Fried Rice

    Kimchi Fried Rice

    Come along on an eating adventure, experimenting with the gift of kimchi…

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  • Grilled Mediterranean Shrimp Cocktail

    Grilled Mediterranean Shrimp Cocktail

    How a perfect Saturday morning led to a beautiful grilled meal on the patio.

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