Gift baskets are no longer as predictable as they once were. There was at time where a gift basket consisted mainly of fruits. These days anything goes into that celebratory woven holder and all ages love them, and why not? A gift basket will contain any number of goodies and no matter what age one […]

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Good morning! Is anyone as full as I am this morning? Thanksgiving is the more popular holiday in my family, even over Christmas. Thanksgiving is the holiday we all aim to get together because Christmas is too busy with shopping for gifts, wrapping them, religious ceremonies at midnight, and the undertaking of combining several families […]

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Thanksgiving is over and what will you do with all those leftovers?  Most people have turkey, but we had ham this year.  And lots of it.  I’ll have ham sandwiches for lunch all weekend long.
How about something different for ham leftovers.  A tried and true recipe that will surely please everyone in your family.
Ham Tortillas

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Crêpes are France’s version of the American pancake. Except crêpes were created first and they should never be thick. So, I guess I could say that pancakes are America’s version of French crêpes. Dating back for centuries the French have been preparing and perfecting the crêpe far longer than their American counterparts have been flipping […]

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For those of you who don’t know French, understanding what you are reading is essential prior to cooking up a savory dish. If you aren’t familiar with a particular word-don’t let that throw you off. Creating delicious dishes is relatively easy once you understand exactly what you’re reading. The following are explanations of some of […]

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I thought I would share one of my favorite stuffed turkey recipes, since Thanksgiving is right around the corner.
 
Ingredients:
12 lbs whole turkey
2 loaves white bread
1 loaf brown bread
1/2 cup margarine
1 medium onion
4 tablespoons sage
1 cup chicken broth
 
Directions:
1.     Tear the bread into pieces, and place back into the bags overnight.
2.     Dice the onion, and […]

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As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, we all prepare for a day filled with food, friends, family, and cooking. A holiday that revolves around eating and more eating, it is perhaps my favorite annual celebration. When I was a child Thanksgiving consisted of lying on the couch watching sports with the “boys”, waiting for what seemed like […]

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For those traveling abroad, sometimes the lifestyle and customs of a particular country can be confusing and frustrating. This article will give you an explanation of dining abroad and some of the restaurant choices that you will be faced with.  
The word restaurant is a blanket word describing any number of dining establishments. For example, […]

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For those traveling abroad, sometimes the lifestyle and customs of a particular country can be confusing and frustrating. This article will give you an explanation of dining abroad and some of the menu choices that you will be faced with.
 
The word menu is French in origin and has been widely used for centuries to […]

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Real Chefs Don’t Use Recipes……..ok I can buy that. But here is the thing. In a restaurant when you make the same dish over and over again night after night afterawhile you don’t ever need to look at a recipe because you have made the dish so many times that its ingrained into your cooking […]

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