Category: Holiday Food

Chicken á la Crème

  Chicken á la Crème or Poulet á la Crème, as Jacques calls it, is the first recipe I’ve tried from my wonderful new Jacques Pepin Cookbook. It is beyond delicious! My friend Cody gave

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Baked Winter Squash

Yesterday my friend Larry was telling me about a group of people out in North Dakota or someplace who sit around and make up those “national days” of the year then put them on Twitter. 

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Corn, Zucchini & Spinach Gratin

Last week when I posted the recipe for Braised Pork Chops with Carrots I gave you just a little sneak peak at what turned out to be my favorite part of the meal… Corn, Zucchini & Spinach

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Easy Carrot Salad

Easy Carrot Salad! My mom used to make this when I was a kid and it was my job to grate the carrots. I never minded because whoever did the grating got to eat the

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Roasted Carrots with Mint

Roasted Carrots with Mint have quickly become my favorite vegetable. I don’t know why it never occurred to me to put mint on roasted vegetables before, but it is a heavenly idea. And if you’ve

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Swedish Meatballs

Long before there was an IKEA anywhere near where I lived, there was my friend Sonja who introduced me to Swedish Meatballs. Prior to meeting Sonja and being invited to her amazing Swedish Holiday Dinners,

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Chocolate Bark

If your Valentine’s Day festivities involve chocolate (and they should) or you just happen to find yourself with leftover melted chocolate, you owe it to yourself to make Chocolate Bark! I don’t often think about Chocolate

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

We’ve got a chocolate and strawberry situation going on here. I might need an intervention…I confess to eating some of these for breakfast! Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching so how about we skip all the

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Chocolate Mousse with Grand Marnier

Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching. I don’t know about you, but to me saying “I love you” is even better when chocolate is involved. Most people don’t realize how easy it is to make luxurious

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Thomas Keller’s Roast Chicken

Look at that beautiful bird! It might surprise some of you to know that I don’t have any problem admitting when I am wrong. I like being right well enough, but if someone has a

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Beef Stew with Brandy & Dijon

Beef Stew with Brandy & Dijon is the dish I WISH I had made for Christmas dinner. Yes, this beef stew is better than prime rib. In fact, it blows prime rib away. I’m a

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Steamed Crab Legs

Looking for something festive for the New Year? How about some Steamed Crab Legs? Crab legs were part of our Christmas dinner compliments of our neighbors Darrin & Jody. It was Jody’s suggestion to add

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Cranberry Chocolate Cake

Cranberry Chocolate Cake is the answer to your last minute holiday baking issues. Issues is putting it mildly around here. Prior to making this cake last night, I’d done NO baking. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch.

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