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Ok, I’m not gonna get into a long shpeal about the importance of the turkey on Thanksgiving (also called “turkey day”). Everyone knows the importance of the turkey, and we also know it takes more than gravy to fix a dry, flavorless turkey. There’s a lot to go over in this post, but we’ll cover […]

My parents have a plum tree and this year’s crop was crazy. Like, plums out the ears. Every time we go out there, Greta picks 4 or 5 and eats them as she runs around the yard, leaving the pits strewn across the patio, swing set, garden etc.. Because the tree had so many, they […]

You know what I love about roasted vegetables? The fact that you could be talking about anything when you say that. What kind of vegetables? Sweet potatoes? Green beans? Broccoli? Doesn’t matter, as long as they’re roasted. But perhaps one of the least roasted vegetables of all, is the tomato. So why don’t people roast […]

Lobster isn’t a common dish in our house. In fact, Jules has had it one time in her entire life – last night, when I made these lobster rolls. She was a little nervous, because she only sometimes tolerates shrimp (which you could use for this dish, instead of lobster). I assured all would be […]

In Wednesday’s post I showed how to grill a hen, and I paired it with this salad. Grilled Caesar Salad isn’t new, and it’s sort of a trendy dish (perhaps in a bad way?). But there’s something about it that I enjoy. A quick char on some of the leaves, mixed with the freshly washed […]

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