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Poor Man's Oriental Chicken
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
During my husband's college years, he and his roomates would make up inexpensive dishes for their dinner. This is one of their favorite dishes. I tried it and it turned out pretty good.
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
Mashed potatoes are one of the favorite side dishes ever created. You can serve them with almost anything, cover them with cheese, gravy, or just eat them plain. You can whip them up with skins on, or make the traditional skin off kind. There are so ma…
Traditional Southern Cornbread
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 40 Minutes |
A traditional recipe from the South. If you're from outside Dixie you'll notice this recipe doesn't include sugar (Sweet Cornbread). This recipe has been handed down in my family for generations. I had to experiment with the amounts because no one had eve…
Katie's Edamole
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
This Edamole is a fun take on traditional Guacomole. Even though avocadoes are healthy in moderation, adding edamame bulks up the traditional dip, adding lots of fiber and protein with very little fat. The result is a delicious and addicting dip that th…
Quick Spaghetti Sauce
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
I'm Italian, we always make home made dishes. When you work all day and have unexpected company, this is what I fix. A spaghetti sauce that is healthy as well as delicious. Enjoy your meal and company.
Roasted Cauliflower and Leek Soup
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| Prep Time: | 30 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
A pleasant diversion from the more traditional potato and leek soup, I opted for cauliflower, instead of the traditional spud. The uniqueness of this soup comes from the spice - garam masala.
Sicilian Panelle
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
Panelle stands are as popular in Sicily as, hot dog stands, in the US. You can quickly grab a Panini and Panelle as you are walking down the street and hunger pain attacks. But sometimes you will grab a sandwich with panelle just because that’s what you…
Swiss Cheese Green Bean Casserole
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
If your family is anything like mine, the traditional green bean casserole is a staple at all holiday gatherings. For the last couple of years, I have been put in charge of making this casserole for our Christmas Eve dinner at my grandma's house. I have…
Mexican Salsa ~ Salsa Fresca ~ Pico de Gallo
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
Salsa means sauce in Spanish. Mexico is a very diverse country in which the many regions yield a big variety of dishes and salsas. Every family has their favorite recipes,their favorite type of salsas they like most, but one thing is for sure; in Mexican…
Enchiladas Rojas
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
If you have Mexican friends or married into a Mexican family you know that to us pretty much all of life's events give us cause for a celebration. Parties for everything, food is an absolute must, singing and dancing and party until the sun comes up (lite…
fish w/a twist
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
A great way to add a little bit of taste to a traditional fish dish.
Traditional Irish Soda Bread
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
This is the recipe that my great grandmother brought with her from Ireland in the late 1800’s. It’s a very, very common, everyday recipe. It’s uncommon, however, to those unfamiliar with the peasant lifestyle and the lack of extra ingredients. It’…
3 Bean Salad
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
When I was a kid my grandpa enjoyed eating bean salad. This is one of his favorite dishes.
Crepes Batter (Jam Filled)
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
Crepes can be used as hors d'oeuvres and in sweet and savory dishes. Better to prepare this batter the day beforehand, or hours before using…it is better rested as the flour must absorb the liquid. The next day adjust the liquid / mixture and add flav…
Baker's cookies from Bologna (Italy)
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| Prep Time: | 60 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
These are the traditional cookies that you can find in every bakery in Bologna (Northern Italy). They re simple and tasty and you can keep long in tin cans, jars or sealed nylon bags.
Blood Orange and Red Onion Salad
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
This is my version of a traditional Italian winter salad.
My Husband's Family Traditional Banic
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
This recipe was given to me by my husband\'s oldest sister. Banic is a truditional bread that the Canadian Indians and the American Indians ate with every meal. This bread accompanies the wild meat they shot and is also very filling.
Red Thai Curry Paste ~Krung Kaeng Phed
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
In Thai cuisine curry paste is an essential ingredient to prepare many dishes but of course the main dishes being curries. There are several paste, red, yellow, green, Panaeng and the more Indian influenced Massaman curry paste. I've made them all except…
Kelewele: Ghanaian Plantains
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
This hot fried plantain dish is a traditional Ghanaian accompaniment to red-red, a spicy black eyed pea stew, but it would go with any bean dish.
Soupa Avgolemono (Egg and Lemon Soup – “My Way”)
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 35 Minutes |
This is a traditional Greek soup. I suggest that you treat yourself and your family to this experience with flavor! Enjoy with love, Catherine
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