Years ago when I lived in Chicago, there was a natural foods store that competed against Whole Foods and for what ever reason that is where I shopped for my organics and natural foods. They had this incredible spread made with sun-dried tomato and some cheese as well as other ingredients, and it was so incredibly good. A container of this spread was always in my fridge. The flavors were intense and rich and creamy and absolutely delicious. Then Whole Foods bought this chain of stores, closed them all and the spread disappeared, never to be seen again. I know it…
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“Hey, Grandpa… What’s fer Supper!” Oh, I know I am dating myself when I use a line from television of days gone by. This quote, of course, is from the Grandpa Jones long running skit on Hee Haw. If you look at the linked example of the skit, all I can say is… you had to be there… back when we only had three channels. When apparently things did not have to be funny to be funny. I can just hear him saying refrigerator casserole. And then describe what is in it. Back on Topic At any rate, I seem to have…
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This is a recipe I made up ages ago. It can be part of an antipasto platter, as a stand alone appetizer or as part of a salad course if you add some salad greens dressed with olive oil and salt. It is served at slightly warm to room temperature, so you need to prepare this ahead of when you wish to eat. I figure a half pepper per guest no matter the way you choose to serve it. I buy bell peppers of different colors because it makes for a prettier presentation, but you can go with a single color if you wish,…
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Our “holiday interrupted” was rescheduled for this weekend to eat up all the food we couldn’t make due to the kidney stone situation. So we headed for the beach on Saturday afternoon and hung out with the sisters and get a quick dinner out after all the prep work for the Sunday barbecue was complete. But dessert was back at the house, and I was making it. We were also about to watch a movie; so I wanted simple and easy. And since I am an undisciplined Baker it could not require chemistry. This was perfect. These roasted apples & pears took five…
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I was shopping last Friday at Costco as I do at least twice each month and I came across these beautiful pork loin chops. It was a pack of six, and each chop was two inches thick. They were calling me, and I knew just what to do with them. Our neighbor Natalie and her kids just got back from a week long vacation, and we really missed them, so we invited them for happy hour and dinner on Sunday. Her parents are also in town, and so I said to bring them along we have plenty of food. So the gang came over, and…
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I shot a wedding on Saturday for a lovely young couple. It was an indoor/outdoor event with temperatures hovering at about 90 degrees most of the day. Those type of hot days can be so draining when you are on your feet for 9-10 hours. So on Sunday, we were heading to the beach to spend it with family. Sunday was also our 29th anniversary, so there was no other place we wanted to be. You know from my praiseworthy post about Stella’s Greek Restaurant that I love Greek flavors. So when I got to my sister’s place at the…
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* Saturday Dinner Club * It is my turn to host a wonderful group of friends for dinner. We each take a turn at making a scratch dinner served along with lots of wine. On Friday morning, I still did not know what I was going to make. But that is typical for me as I need to mash around ideas in my head for several days to then give me direction. Then I peruse my recipes to see what is close to what I have been pondering. I decided the main course to be Deconstructed Tarragon Chicken Pot Pie…
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Saturday we had friends, Shawn and Michael over for dinner. With Shawn being a destination wedding planner and me a wedding photographer, it takes some doing to find a Saturday when all four of us are free. It was so great to catch up. Shawn and I’s cocktail wine was a bottle of the French, La Galoche, Beaujolais Blanc 2016. Gary and Michael started with the Greek, Galavas Voudomato 2016 Rosé. With dinner, we drank the Spanish Casa Morales, Rioja 2016 Rosé and ended the night with a bottle of the French, Puech Haut Prestige 2016 Rosé. We were all over the…
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