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Make Mine Meatballs (or, Fun with My New Meat Grinder)
I’ve discovered a new kitchen device after taking my own advice. In February while writing about sausage-making, I noted that KitchenAid was offering a sale on things like meat-grinder attachments for a standing mixer. I went for it, and it’s…
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Warm Up the Kitchen with a Vegetable Roast
Looking for a healthful meal that’s simple, relatively fast, and doesn’t require a lot of clean-up? How about trying roasted vegetables? With a little creativity, you can put together your own family recipes that are easy to repeat. And perhaps…
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Here Comes the Fudge
Whatever happened to fudge? That question occurred to me since it’s Valentine’s Day – which usually means chocolate. And what could be more chocolate than fudge? When I was growing up in the 1950s, it seemed that a lot of…
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A Warm Winter Toast
The next time you’re feeling cranky about wearing a mask, think about the healthcare workers who have to wear masks, plastic face shields, and heavy protective gear all day long. Mrs. Farmboy decided to concoct a new drink to honor…
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Simple and Quick Go-To Recipes
I’m guessing that many of us are feeling a little burned out on cooking, and there are evenings when we just want an easy menu that will satisfy the family. I’ve felt that way more than once over the past…
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A Treasured Family- and Food-Centered Journal
You can learn a lot about a person by their relationship with food. I think I know a lot about Wilma Joyce “Billie” Simmons, the mother of my friend Tom Stites. I’ve never met her, but I had the privilege…
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Make a Main Dish for Peanuts
I have a long relationship with peanut butter. It began with breakfasts of toast with peanut butter and jelly. Once I was in grade school, the centerpiece in my Roy Rogers lunch box was a PB&J sandwich. As I grew…
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Wait, Don’t Toss that Pickle Juice!
It’s a new year, and a perfect time to up our game in creating tasty dishes for the dinner table. Let’s take another step in thinking about how to add or enhance the flavors of what we are creating on…
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Keeping Holiday Traditions Alive
As we leave 2020 behind, the holiday feasts are memories to savor, and we look hopefully toward the future, have you thought about keeping a diary of your experiences? For most of us, I suspect that this unusual holiday season…
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Getting Lucky in 2021
Feeling better about 2021? Want to hedge your bets? Since we are cooking more these days, let’s look at the cultural food traditions around New Year’s that promise good fortune for the coming year. We all need to eat, so…
