The Merlin Menu :

My Daughter's Wedding

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I know it's a food blog. I know most of you might not care. But some of you will.  So I post this link. And I'll get back to food next week. I have 3 children. A daughter, and two boys. My daughter is my eldest. And she got married[...]

Curried Apple Butternut Squash Soup

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Spring is springing. So this will be the last of one of the soups I made over the winter. Actually, this soup is one of my favorites because it has such a unique blend of flavors. The nuttiness of the squash with the depth and gentle heat[...]

St. Patrick's Day Roundup

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Now that my blog has been established for a couple of years, I find that I have enough recipes posted that I can perhaps provide a quick reference to the Irish inspired things I like to make. So here it is: Ha ha, admittedly only five recipes, but I[...]

Curried Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup with Peanut Butter

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I see spring around the corner so I thought I should catch up on my winter soups that I've made, photographed, and haven't yet posted.  I'm behind on everything. I was looking for some inspiration for some soup with a bit of[...]

Ron's Homemade Chicken and Rice Soup

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Have you ever had really good chicken soup?  I mean really, really, good chicken soup. The kind that tastes so good that you just know that in addition to having incredible taste, it has healing properties too? Yeah, I haven't either I[...]

The Merlin Menu Top 10 Recipes for Year 2010

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I know, it's February, not January. This is the kind of post that, were I up on things, would have been posted right around the New Year. But, I've been a bit distracted trying to find a new position at my company. That's my excuse, anyway.[...]

Cheddar Beer Soup with Truffle Oil

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I know, the photo doesn't look like much. But this soup EXPLODES in your mouth with flavor. So here's the deal. I went to Portland to have dinner with my daughter and her fiance for Thanksgiving  in their new home. (My first[...]

Happy New Year

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Happy New Year Glitters

Salted Caramel Butter Bars

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Yes these are rich. Yes they are supremely buttery. Yes, they melt in your mouth. No, you cannot just eat one. I had to bring something into work to share with co-workers and I wanted something different and I came across this recipe.[...]

Double Chocolate Pudding

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I know Chocolate Pudding. Who eats chocolate pudding anymore?  I do. Not often, but last week I just had the urge for some deep, thick, homemade, chocolate pudding with a touch of whipped cream. (The urge resulted in my making Chocolate[...]