Southern Comfort Feast

Anyone for Southern crunchy fish fry, okra casserole and sweet and savory corn muffins?! Of course! Who would ever say no to that! I love cod for this dish because it is dense enough to hold up to the light fry without falling apart and stays super moist. With the 1-2-3 dip method, here we go: 1- seasoned...

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Terrific "Tandoori" Marinade

My friend Jackie makes the most delicious BBQ fish on skewers with a yummy "Tandoori" flavour marinade. So, I decided to mimic this on a whole piece of salmon filet. I would actually use this delicious and light marinade with any type of firm fish, or poultry, and for BBQ or baking.  It is that good!! Mash...

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Succulent Spices and Secrets

When my son cooks, don't expect or look for a recipe to attempt to re-create the dish. The end result is always a wonderful taste sensation, and you will never have a "step by step" of how he got there (unless you sit and watch!!) Here are some of the spices he says he used for this fabulous...

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Beloved Quick Bernaise Sauce

If you love Paris, and you love steak, you probably love Bernaise sauce. This luxurious sauce just takes you there. That buttery, tangy, tarragon lemony sensation that is dipping heaven for steak. I dream of it...So finally, tried a quick homemade version that worked with dried tarragon. Who knew...

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PLEEEZZZE! Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie

Ridiclulous times call for ridiculous desserts. This is where a decadent peanut butter chocolate pie comes in. A few quick steps, a long chill and a little sliver at a time. This pie can feed a troop...VOILA! Make a regular graham cracker crust in a pie dish. Add some cocoa powder to the mix for...

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Chinese Orange Chicken with Crispy Noodles

I'm not really sure how this Chinese inspired dinner came together. I can only say that under these "C" confinement times, we were craving the flavours and crispiness of some of our favorite Chinese  dishes, Orange beef and Crispy noodles with vegg. Since we had chicken thighs, not...

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BA's Shockingly Fabulous Focaccia Bread

I admit, I have never made any recipe with "yeast" due to sheer fear. This recipe crossed our eyes from Bon Appetit with one of our fave foodies, Samin Nosrat, and just sounded too good to be true. Should we dare? Beloved focaccia... so we hovered over my daughter...

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THE BEST Oatmeal Muffins

My daughter wanted to make these muffins and went onto the blog only to ask, "where's that recipe Mom"? We can't believe it isn't on the blog, we've only made this recipe about 1000 times! It is simple, the moistest, best tasting oatmeal thing. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine 1 cup of large...

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Fantastic "Reuben" Frauds

Looking in the fridge for lunch in these crazy "C" word times. Seeing sauerkraut and cold cuts...thinking rich Reuben sandwiches! Swapped corned beef for whatever meats we had, (turkey, capicolli) havarti cheese for swiss, milti-grain bread for rye, and made homemade Russian dressing. 1.5 cups...

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