A Quick Sweet Potato Recipe – from a Can

Often I will spend a great deal of time preparing the entree for a meal and leave little time or energy for a clever or classy side dish. At times like that it’s easy to pop a potato in the oven to bake.
Sometimes, however, a potato just won’t do the job, and if rice and [...]

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Our Thanksgiving Menu

Our Thanksgiving Day menu is pretty traditional. We enjoy it that way. I understand that green bean casserole is served a bajillion times on Thanksgiving Day, but we don’t have it. Here is our menu:
Cheese Plate and Assorted Crackers with Mixed Olives
Roast Turkey, Dressing and Turkey Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Bourbon Sweet Potato Puree with Carmelized Pecans
Roasted Winter [...]

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A PLEASANT SURPRISE – A Great Soup for Fall

October 12, 2007
A few weeks ago my friends and I went to lunch for a birthday celebration for one of my knitting buddies. We had a delightful lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, a small, intimate wonderfully decorated spot with a relatively small menu of great, homemade dishes.
I was intrigued by their soup of [...]

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