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Side Dish: Pineapple Pilaf
This is a nice side dish with chicken or pork. I used it with a sweet-spicy barbecue rib recipe. Pineapple Pilaf 1 cup rice drained pineapple juice with enough water added to make 2 cups 2 tbsp butter...
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Thursday Night Menu: Fettucini, Apples and…Lemons?
We have a cheese warehouse here. It’s an amazing place with 2000 square feet of refrigerated retail space filled with cheeses from all over the world. They even provide you with a jacket to wear while...
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Mmm…Apple Tarts
I saw some little pie tins while browsing through the Amazon specialty baking gear section and thought they would be perfect for individual turkey pot pies. I have fond memories of those frozen chicken...
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Banana Nut Muffins
And some chocolate in these (h/t frugalfeeding) along with a handful of raisins. I took off from this recipe and added chocolate that I chopped a bit. I only used two squares of Baker’s Semi-Sweet (2...
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Made more perfecter
Sorry, just had to use that title! LOL Mrs J really liked TaMara’s apple crisp the other day and she set out to make it for herself. Some slight alterations to the recipe: She wanted more juice so...
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Muffins
That last batch of muffins went fast. They had some ripe bananas on sale (manager’s special!) the last quick trip Mrs J made to the store so she bought a bunch. Time for more muffins! This time I had...
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Mmm… apple crisp crunch cobbler dump cake
With nuts! I’m running out of ideas as to what these creations should properly be called. They have certain traits in common with dump cakes but the end results are more crispy cobbler than anything....
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The Official Festivus Pie
I proclaim it so. Mrs J bought some apples a while back, huge Honey Crisps if I remember correctly, and two of them were still in the bowl last night when we decided to use them up before they turned...
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Tropical Menu
Let’s start the new year right. Give the winter blahs the old heave-ho with something a bit tropical. Chicken in Plum Sauce 1 tbsp olive oil 2 boneless breasts 4 boneless thighs 4 green onions,...
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Praline Apple Bread
Mrs J saw this recipe the other day and bought the ingredients to make it. Tonight she put it together. It was good. She says she would chop the apples a bit smaller if she could do it over but the...
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Friday Recipe Exchange: Let’s Talk Stews
Phew, almost forgot about the recipe exchange – was out house hunting and lost track of time. I am just not sure how it got to November 1st already. I am not ready for the holiday season to begin. I am...
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Friday Recipe Exchange: Fresh and Light
A friend called me early last week and said, let’s go away to the hot springs. Well, heck, why not, I needed a break, so we threw some swim suits in the car and drove down to New Mexico. After a day...
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Dinner Menu: Herbed Fettuccine and Apple Salad
I’m still hoping for spring. It is suppose to get up to 80 degrees this weekend, I’ll believe it when I see it. Been busy with work, so not much cooking this week. This menu is quick and easy for those...
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Monday Thoughts: House Hunting and Recipes
I just put jicama on the grocery list and I plan on making Jicama Slaw (recipe here), perfect for late summer heat. And it makes 6 to 10 servings, so I’ll have it on hand for the week. I can’t complain...
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Bread Machine Banana Bread
Mrs J and I had shopping to do today and as we stirred about in preparation to leave I noticed two over ripe bananas. I’ve never used our bread machine for banana bread but thought it would be nice to...
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Dinner Menu: Pineapple Rice Bowls and Chocolate Torte
In an odd series of events, I was thinking about focusing on rice for this week’s recipe exchange and then pineapples were on sale – less than a dollar a piece – which reminded me of this recipe which...
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Apple-Raisin-Walnut Crisp
I love fruit crisps. They are quick and easy to make and with all the good ingredients I feel less guilty about the sweet treat. This one kicks up traditional apple crisp a notch. Apple-Raisin-Walnut...
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Mmm… Cinnamon Bread
Cinnamon bread with raisins because that’s how I remember it when I smell the aromas and close my eyes go back to being 6 years old and shouting “Me Me Me” when my mama asked “who wants cinnamon...
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