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Salade Niçoise

By Cat, July 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons, with credit to By Wusel007 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0)ç Not your Mother’s Picnic Potato Salad I’ve never been fond of traditional American Potato Salad; you know, the kind with hard … Continue reading

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Potato Latkes: 2 Recipes

By Cat, Dec 2008; updated Dec 2009 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Sides & Condiments Menu; 2. Raw beet salad; 3. Clarified butter (ghee); 4. Good Fats for Cooking My Dad used to make potato pancakes, especially for late … Continue reading

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Boudin Sausage

By Cat, Nov 2007 (Image, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Lamb, Port & Small Game Menu; 2. Sausage (About); 3. Brining Pork;  The making of sausage is a very old art; a way of preserving meat without refrigeration (using salt as the preservative), utilizing … Continue reading

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Pasta with Pumpkin, Italian Sausage & Kale

By Cat, March 2013 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Pasta Menu; 2. Pasta (About); 3, Mediterranean Menu; This recipe is rather an odd combination of flavors: sweet (pumpkin), spicy (sausage) and bitter (kale), but it works. The original recipe uses campanelle (bell), but any curly … Continue reading

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Parsnip Curry Soup

by Cat, Oct 2007 (Photo, right, originally from Wikipedia: Parsnip, but no longer there, Nov 2013) Dad grew parsnips and other root veggies in his garden because he loved them in stew and vegetable beef soup. But it wasn’t until I was … Continue reading

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Beef Pot Roast Braised with Herbes de Provence

By Cat, June 2015 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) This recipe is adapted from How Stuff Works (1). I decided to give this a try for a Sunday dinner when temperatures are supposed to be unseasonably warm (in the 80s), … Continue reading

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Medicinal Honey & Onion Syrup

By Cat, May 2015 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: Healing Herbs Menu This onion and honey syrup is a perfect example of an herbal medicine that has been passed on from generation to generation, down through the ages, and is still used today. … Continue reading

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Cannellini & Garbanzo Minestrone Soup, with Basil & Dark Greens

By Cat, May 2015 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Soups & Stocks Menu; 2. Minestrone Soup; 3. Pasta e Fagioli (Soup); 4. Beans, Peas (Dried): Basic, Cooked; 5. Kidney Beans, Red or White (Cannellini), Cooked; 6. Soaking, Sprouting, Beans & Other Legumes Includes: … Continue reading

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Spinach & Ricotta Pappardelle, with Basil Variation

By Cat, Dec 2008; updated Feb & July 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Casseroles Menu; 2. Vegetarian Menu; 3. Mediterranean Menu; 4. Rich Tomato Sauce with Sage or Basil; 5. Baked Manicotti; 6. Pasta (About) Includes: 1. Spinach and Ricotta Pappardelle; 2. Spinach, Basil & … Continue reading

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Lasagna Bolognese (Bolognaise)

By Cat, Feb 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons; by User AlMare) See also: 1. Casseroles Menu; 2. Vegetarian Menu; 3. Mediterranean Menu; 4. Bolognese (Bolognaise) – Meaty Tomato or Tomato-less Sauce; 5. Lasagne Florentine; 6. Béchamel Sauce Includes: 1. Lasagna Bolognese; 2. Bolognese Sauce (another version) … Continue reading

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