Mains :

For my husband: Chicken Fried Steak with Creamy Mashed Pototoes and Milk Gravy, adapted from The Pioneer Woman

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My mother always told me (at a young and tender age) that the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach.  Decades later, Bless her Soul, my mother was so right!  Hang on to your bottle of Lipitor, and don't even bother to[...]

Cheese & Onion Enchiladas with Tex-Mex Chili Gravy

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Don't let my platinum blonde hair color fool you (Spare me the quips on blonde jokes, please. I used to tell them, and now I am a blonde! )  As a young kind (see below) was born with thick black hair, that turned light golden. As I began to[...]

Soggy.

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That is the only word I can use to describe the weather the last 10 days! It has rained non stop, not a little bit of rain, but a steady soaking rain with a few heavy downfalls in between. If you dare step on the lawn, you sink knee deep in the mud[...]

So Baked

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Tonight was meant to be a night for left overs but then I saw a recipe for baked risotto and I knew that was what I wanted. I used rice instead of farro (which was what the original recipe calls for) and so had to adjust the liquid levels[...]

Fish Korma

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It seems ages since I wrote a blog post, what with the house move to a whole new county, taking over our lives for the last 4 weeks! Broadband has now finally been installed and there are fewer boxes in each room, allowing us to start[...]

M'djaddara

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Greetings all my friends ! - Bonjour à tous mes amis! Recette en français ci-dessous I have been away for awhile due to some health issues and spending time with my children during the Winter Holiday break. My friend[...]

Potato Pie

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I was in my local shop the other day, picking up my prime rib for my New Years dinner and I saw something that sounded quite, quite fascinating. Christmas Pudding Sausages. I don't know why I hadn't noticed them before Christmas, but I hadn't .[...]

Sauerbraten

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Regular readers probably know by now that we enjoy our Sunday Dinner.  This Sauerbraten  made the past weekend's dinner no exception.  It was delicious!  I try not to disrupt our meals with too much[...]

Steak Diane

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When I was 16 or 17 I remember going to the local pub for lunch with some friends. They made THE most awesome Diane Sauce there and I used to eat it slathered on potato chips. I don't think I've eaten much of it since, here and there but nothing[...]

Spinash Pie

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Happy Easter!!! Our friends L. and M. Invited us for Good Friday dinner tonight. So I thought that a good and not complicated dish to bring for tonight's dinner will be "My Mother's best Spinach Pie Recipe" . But[...]