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Have you ever come up with your own, never-before-seen recipe (at least not seen by you) and it turns out so well you just want to stand up and take a bow? Well, some of my friends do this all the time, but for me it’s a rarity. My mini-triumph today is a [...]

Did you know that yesterday was “Dump Your Extra Zucchini On Your Neighbor’s Doorstep Day”? According to our local newspaper it was, though I think they may have been joshing. Then again, maybe not. This excellent zucchini ricotta frittata recipe (like the way that just rolls of one’s tongue? “ricotta frittata, ricotta [...]

From the recipe archive.
Recently at dinner my father instructed me, “tell your website readers that your dad say says this is a good one.” Done, dad. This chicken was good - perfectly tender, well flavored, crunchy - just what one wants in fried chicken.
Searching around for a buttermilk fried chicken recipe, I adapted [...]

Alas, I’ve been laid up with a summer cold. Can’t even taste anything, let alone cook. In the meantime, here’s a favorite from the recipe archives, perfect for the season. ~Elise
When I first encountered Clotilde Dusoulier’s fabulous Chocolate and Zucchini website, I thought to myself, “How wonderful, the ingredients of my [...]

Salad Niçoise (pronounced nee-suaz) is essentially a French composed salad, much like our American Cobb salad, but with tuna, green beans, and potatoes, instead of chicken, bacon, and avocado. Salad Niçoise hails from Nice, on the Mediterranean Sea, though like so many foods we enjoy here of French origin, has changed a bit to [...]

Here’s a salmon dish made for summer. Fresh tomatoes, fresh chopped herbs, a few shallots, lemon juice, balsamic and olive oil make a perfect sauce to accompany baked salmon fillets.
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Some blogs you just want to curl up with and read, like a good book or a juicy magazine. Tea Austin’s Tea &amp Cookies blog is one of those blogs, not to be skimmed, but to be read thoughtfully, so that the beauty of the Tea’s words and photos have time to sink in [...]

From the recipe archive.
Zucchini season is upon us, and already neighbors are coming by with bounty to share. Here is a favorite recipe for zucchini fritters, which look a lot like potato latkes, except without the potato. A tasty, easy option if you are trying to get your kids to eat more veggies. [...]

In our family, we rarely eat anything out of politeness when we are gathered together for a meal. If you don’t like fish, for example, or horseradish, no one is going to make you feel bad if you don’t eat it. As a consequence, when we make something that people like, we know that [...]

A “conserve” is a jam made with a mixture of fruit, usually including some citrus, and often nuts and raisins. It can be served as a topping over pound cake, ice cream, or along side meat such as pork or chicken, or just on its own. This delicious recipe comes from a Simply [...]