I love pumpkin pie for the holidays, but being lactose intolerant means that I have to take the time to make homemade lactose-free sweet and condensed milk. To keep the work to a minimum this time, I looked up a
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I love pumpkin pie for the holidays, but being lactose intolerant means that I have to take the time to make homemade lactose-free sweet and condensed milk. To keep the work to a minimum this time, I looked up a
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I originally saw a warm mushroom salad on Chucks Day Off (Chuck Hughes) and it looked soooo good. I’ve made it quite a few times since then and it tastes great every time. And there are so many mushrooms you
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I love guacamole. On burgers, chicken, etc., but mostly, just a big bowl of guacamole and some corn chips. Last night I wanted to make that my supper. Guacamole not only tastes yummy, but it’s super quick to make! Just
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Both the Hubby and I love focaccia and one of our favorite varieties is jalapeno cheddar focaccia. Unfortunately, due to my lactose intolerance, I can’t have any made instore. I was watching a cooking show yesterday and was inspired to
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I love a well-made caesar dressing. Being lactose intolerant, I have to really watch the dressings that cheap out adding cream or ranch to their dressings. So when I have a craving, I make my own. I decided to make
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We went to the farmers market this weekend and I bought a dozen farm eggs. Only to get home and realize I still had 3 cartons to use. I then went on a search for a recipe that would use
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A trip to the butchers this weekend inspired me to make rouladen for Sunday dinner. I love anything that comes with gravy and rouladen is not only stuffed with delicious bacon, but this recipe produces enough gravy to satisfy anyone.
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The Hubby loves caramel popcorn and I’m quite the fan myself. (I usually like a good salted buttery popcorn instead.) We were at the farmers market today and I pointed out the bags of caramel popcorn to him. He commented
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This BBQ sauce is a play on my usual BBQ sauce recipe. Mainly with the addition of a variety of Mexican chilies. One thing to note is that you may need to play with the amounts of balsamic vinegar and
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Another tasty hit from the cookbook Saffron in the Souks, sumac-spiced lamb pitas are another Lebanese breakfast bread. The other one I’ve made is za’atar man’ouche and both the Hubby and myself liked the meaty version more. Usually, the lamb is
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