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Recipes here are unpretentious, frugal, often simple, occasionally healthy and always Larry-approved.

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Dec 08

Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup

This recipe post is being updated for our current almost-winter season. The weather here in LA only got cold this week, so last night’s dinner was steaming homemade chicken noodle soup in the attempt to warm us from the inside-out. (read full article)

Chicken, Chicken & Turkey, comfort, crockpot, frugal, homemade, how to, jerry's famous deli, noodle, recipe

Dec 07

Cheese Blintzes

There’s a growing community of food bloggers here in LA. We’re getting to know each other by stepping away from our computers each month for face-time, networking and good eats together. And, recipe sharing! Last month, Erika of (read full article)

blintz, Breakfast, Breakfast & Brunch, brunch, cheese, crepe, Dairy, Feed a Crowd, Julia Child, recipe

Dec 03

Claro’s Italian Meatballs

A TV show featuring Claro’s Italian Market resulted in Larry and me driving an hour to Arcadia just for the experience (not immediately, but we keep notes of stuff like this and Larry finally said, “can we pleeeeeze go to Claro’ (read full article)

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Nov 30

Marcella’s Fudge

This is a big plus to attending Thanksgiving on my side of the family: Marcella’s Fudge may be eaten before dinner. It is right there with the appetizers. Most of us thought Marcella was a relative from the Old Country (Wisconsin). (read full article)

Chocolate, desserts, fudge, holiday, milk, recipe, Sweet

Nov 24

Ginger Scones

Hans Rockenwagner sold Ginger Scones at his bakeries in LA and Venice. And then he didn’t. Apparently they were deeeelicious; an LA Times food section reader wanted the recipe, and they published it. Larry’s recipe binder is jam-packed with page (read full article)

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Nov 19

How to Make Perfect, Best-Ever, Excellent Mashed Potatoes

What you’re looking at are riced russet potatoes (not actually rice). It’s a step before whuupin’ em with butter and milk to make mmmm mashed potatoes. While volunteering this week at Project Angel Food, we prepped 250 lbs. of potatoes for Che (read full article)

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Nov 17

Thai Green Papaya Salad

Well, I now know what to make when our four-couple Gourmet Club has a Thai themed dinner – this delicate Thai Green Papaya Salad. The dressing is Thai-YUM, I wanted to lick the bowl.  It’s a combo of textures, too – crunchy almonds to cri (read full article)

Asian, bell pepper, cucumber, fruit, International, meatless, noodles, papaya, recipe, Rice

Nov 17

How to Cook Thai Rice Sticks

This cooking class at Let’s Get Cookin’ in Westlake Village was great fun — presented by prolific cookbook author, Hugh Carpenter, we foodies were immersed in Thai recipes, always good eats. Hugh’s dry sense of humor kept us in stitches (read full article)

Cook, fried, fry, Home Economics, how to, noodles, Pasta & Pizza, recipe, Rice, Rice & Grains

Nov 12

Double-Ginger Chocolate Chunk Cookies from More Magazine

More Magazine is me me me. Besides being written for Women Of A Certain Age, the magazine publishes decent recipes. Such as “Cookies for Grown-ups.” I’m a grown-up and so is Larry. We like grown-up flavors and this particular recipe in the Nov (read full article)

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