Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Shallots

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Shallots and Pecans
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Serves 4-6 people Ingredients: • 4 small sweet potatoes (or 2 large), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes • 1/4 cup maple syrup • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil • Continue Reading →

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“In my experience, food and passion always intertwine. Passion is food for the soul’s mood at any particular time.” Tammy Mollai

Glazed Pearl Onions with Raisins and Almonds

Glazed {earl Onions With Raisins
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I’ve been making this recipe for many years. My husband’s favorite side dish. If you want to impress anybody special, this is the dish to make. I recommend leaving this Continue Reading →

Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

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Thanksgiving Day and Christmas are usually more about traditional cooking. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Many traditional Thanksgiving side dishes such as cranberry sauce, yam, stuffing are Continue Reading →

Cranberry Sauce with Dried Apricots and Cardamom

Cranberry Sauce with Dried Apricots and Cardamom
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By far the best cranberry sauce! Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon of ground cardamom 1 3/4 cups canned apricot nectar 1/2 cup sugar (for pale style omit sugar and use more honey) Continue Reading →

Wild Rice with Butternut Squash, Shallots and Corn

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This recipe is excellent and has great flavor and texture. I got a lot of compliments on it. I used a mixture of wild rice and long grain rice last Continue Reading →

Green Beans with Roasted Walnuts and Parsley

Green Beans With Roasted walnuts And Parsley
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Haricot Vert is the French term for green beans. Generally haricot verts are thin, crisp and tender green beans. Makes 8 servings Ingredients: 2 pounds haricot vert beans, trimmed 5 Continue Reading →

Potato and Fennel Gratin with Shallots

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Makes 8 to 10 servings. Ingredients: 1/4 stick butter 11/2 cups shallots, chopped 3 medium-size fresh fennel bulbs with fronds, trimmed, cored, thinly sliced, fronds reserved 2 pounds red-skinned potatoes, Continue Reading →

Roast Turkey with Herbs

Roast Turkey with Herbs
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This will be the 3rd year my brother and I wake up in the morning to start making the turkey. What we both have successfully done to keep the turkey Continue Reading →

Ground Beef Stew

Ground Beef Stew
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  This is a light and flavorful dish that is easy and quick to make. It is one of my to-go dishes for when I don’t have time but want Continue Reading →