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Spinach Empanadas
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Fig & Ricotta Empanadas
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Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup
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Spring Spinach Filo Fun
"Don't let your filo boss you around! You be the boss of your filo!" Said my friend Jenn as she began her "free yourself from the fear of filo dough" lesson to Suzy and I. Now, I've worked with filo dough many times before, fussing with the sheets and slathering melted butter between the layers ...
Spring Spinach Filo Bake
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“Good Nutrition Brings Double Happiness” Betty Crocker
I scored a first edition 1950 copy of a Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook at an estate sale last Friday and I am having a hard time containing my excitement. I think this beautiful red binder is going to alter my life in some way (not sure yet how) and that’s why I love estate sales so much. You never ...
Cauliflower Soup: Creamy Dreamy Goodness
Cauliflower is inexpensive and looking quite good. With a two heads for five dollar bargain, it’s the ideal time to put cauliflower to good use. With such a chilly forecast coming our way, this particular head was begging to be chopped and simmered. With a silky smooth consistency and cotton white ...
Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake — The Best Ever
Ok, maybe it's me and I've been in the dark my whole life and you all already know the secret to the best chocolate cake ever! Well, in case you don't, I'm divulging it now and if you do, just agree that it is in fact THE BEST. If you don't agree, better to keep quiet! (Just kidding.) Thank you ...
Baking Blizzard — Creamy Carrot Soup
Snow falls ever-so-gently outside, a peaceful contrast to my purposeful cooking inside. My snow day began with the preparation of eight pounds of beef brisket to be braised in a wine herb sauce and then continued all day with carrot soup, roast chicken, cherry almond granola, homemade ciabatta and a ...