January 2009

Potato Chips from the Microwave? Come On

30 January 2009
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  I was sitting in the Orthodontists office the other day, I guess I had nothing better to do. Anyway, while flipping though the pages of Eating Well Magazine I saw a recipe for microwave potato chips. Really? That doesn’t seem possible or even tasty, yet I was so intrigued I had to give it [...]

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Frozen Peppers?

29 January 2009

This may have been the smartest thing I did all last year. I know, that sounds pretty extreme but true. Here is the story, it was late summer, just when all the peppers and tomatoes are coming off the vines. We have a short growing season and these precious fruits of summer are only ripe [...]

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the hearty cookie

27 January 2009
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Do not be put off by the title, I couldn’t think of anything more fitting. This one is almost a meal in itself. I wanted not just a sweet treat but something that will fill those grumbling bellies between meals. I used my recipe for anzac cookies as a start, since they are well loved. [...]

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Biltong, A Lekker Adventure

19 January 2009

Voortrekkers we are not, we do not even have a covered wagon for goodness sake, but we are trekking ahead even without the biltong. We are no different from all the South African expats, we are longing for a taste of the memory. That is why the decision that an undertaking in the art of [...]

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Pomegranate Lychee Sorbet

13 January 2009

I got this wonderful idea from Christie at Fig & Cherry. She posted a pomegranate granita with lychee and gin that I decided that I just had to have it. Christie is in Oz (Australia for those of you not in the know) where it is the middle of summer right now and hot! Here [...]

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Cioppino

12 January 2009
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Cioppino is an Italian seafood stew that originated near San Francisco, as legend has it. It is a delicious tomato wine broth with any variety of fish and shellfish available. I find that it makes a hearty winter meal and is great as a party dish. This picture does not do it justice. This is [...]

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anzac biscuits

9 January 2009
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For weeks now my husband has been asking about Anzac biscuits. He has been looking for them in the shops to no avail. I decided it was time to step up to the plate and bake some. Some say that these are the national biscuit of Australia and New Zealand. They were developed during WWI [...]

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Chilaquiles [chee-lah-KEE-lehs] mmm

8 January 2009

Chilaquiles is a Mexican dish created out of the necessity to use up stale tortillas and left over meats and vegetables. I think that it is the ultimate one dish meal for leftovers that I know of. It goes over well at our house. I have made a few different varieties of chilaquiles before I [...]

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Donut “Wholes”

5 January 2009

Thanks for the request for the recipe for these cake donuts. I am calling it “wholes” instead of holes because these were not the result of remnants from proper doughnuts. That would be too much work! I made these for Christmas morning when we were relaxing as a family, but they are also great as [...]

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Happy New Year!

1 January 2009

Greetings 2009, I look forward to making the best of you. I am also wishing each and everyone of you the best year ever. I made donuts, seriously. I am having trouble believing it myself, good thing I took a photo. I will write a post about it later. I am tired, but just wanted [...]

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