Author Archives: Sandy

Puff Pastry filled with Sweet Potato

Simple, but great tasting recipes. Puff Pastry – thaw for an hour before using 1 baked sweet potato 1 cup Crushed Ameretti Cookies While the sweet potato is still warm mix in the crushed cookies. That is the filling. Cut … Continue reading

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Pickled Shrimp and Peppers, Onions, Green Beans, Asparagus, Carrots!

Original recipe makes 8 – 1 quart jars 4 Tablespoons old bay seasoning 2 pounds Shrimp Large (26-30 count per pound with tails on) 8 cucumbers, thinly sliced 2 onions, thinly sliced 48 green beans 32 small asparagus spears 16 … Continue reading

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Crocheted Eggs & Broccoli Bacon Fry

You are probably tired of hearing about my childhood, but my parents would always send us off to school with a hot breakfast. We lived on a small farm and kept animals for food, not for pets – although we … Continue reading

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Egg in Toast

Egg in toast I thought my mother was brilliant as she would deliver this wonderfulness to our table. Cooking one egg at a time for each of my brothers and sisters. Yesterday, I made this for my hubby, Dennis. He … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie.  All my childhood memories of Pumpkin Pie are from Thanksgiving. My Mom loved to bake.  Today, that is easy to say, I mean I have the help of my Kitchenaid mixer, my Breadmaker which I use mostly to … Continue reading

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Pumpkin, Butternut Squash, Carrot Soup

It is nearing Halloween and with all the great pumpkins and squash and carrots, it has to be the beginning of soup! I love soup and give me bread and I am happy. I blame it all on my mother … Continue reading

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Chicken Avocado Jalapeno Taquitos

Chicken Avocado Jalapeno Taquitos ¼ Cup Jalapeno Jelly (You may want to add small amounts slowly until you have the taste you want.) ¼ Cup Mayonnaise ¼ Cup Plain Greek Yogurt 2 Cups Roasted Chicken Breast – Chop into medium … Continue reading

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Tomato, Sweet Pepper and Garbanzo Soup with Rosemary

Roasted Tomato and Sweet Peppers with Garbanzo Beans and Rosemary Ingredients: 32 oz of Clamato Juice 4 cups of chicken broth – may need to add more as you go 4 12.5-ounce can of garbanzo beans, drained 3 Tablespoons Cumin … Continue reading

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Fettuccini with Cilantro Lime Shrimp in Ginger Cream Sauce

Fettuccini with Cilantro Lime Shrimp in Ginger Cream Sauce 16 oz heavy cream serves 4 2 T powdered ginger 30-45 minutes to prepare 2 eggplant – 1 cut in batonetts using the outside aubergine edges. 1 eggplant cut diagonally into … Continue reading

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Scones – Best Ever!

I am a about to take a professional cooking class and so you probably are going to not like what I am going to say, but I have to say it. The best scones in the whole wide world are … Continue reading

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