I have a bottle of marsala hanging around in my kitchen from when I made wine cakes for Christmas. I know it’s a great sherry substitute when cooking, but despite that, I practically never use it. I always reach for my vermouth instead (which I put in practically everything). I’m going to be making a
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It’s summertime again, and that means my friend’s mom has currant bushes that are overflowing with fruit. This year, she taught me how to juice them using a pressure cooker, but then I was stuck with far more currant juice than I knew what to do with. I still had jelly from last year, as
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Hard boiled eggs are versatile. On they’re own, they make a great snack, and cut up, you can’t go wrong with egg salad or deviled eggs. Getting that perfect boil can be a real pain, but for those of us with pressure cookers, it’s a no-brainer! Place one cup of water in the bottom of
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This recipe is a staple at any family gathering on my mom’s side. It’s been passed down through the generations (not really), and it’s a crowd favorite (yes really). I had a post-concert picnic that I attended for my choir, and this was my dish to pass. In case anyone wanted the recipe and so
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My friend Gauri and I were talking the other day and, as usual, we got on the subject of food. We haven’t been able to see one another in about a year, so we took advantage of technology and had ourselves a little long-distance lunch date via video chat. I happened to have the ingredients
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This is one of my favorite simple recipes. My mom used to make this granola for me when I was in high school (and occasionally when I was in college). It’s delicious, quick, and incredibly easy to make. You can also do a lot to personalize it by adding in seeds, nuts, fruits, or anything
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If you’re in the mood for something sweet, savory, and spicy, you’re going to love this set-it-and-forget-it jambalaya. The prep involves a lot of chopping and dicing, but if you put on a little music, it goes by in no time. My recommendation? The band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. It really sets the tone (and
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Sounds weird, right? That was what I thought when my friend first mentioned it the other day. Blueberry soup is apparently quite common in Sweden, where my friend is from, and she said that it’s often used as a cold remedy, much like how we use chicken soup as a “cure-all” here in America for
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Initially, this recipe started out as a rogue idea for something to take the place of my peppermint bark at our concert refreshment table this spring. It’s an old recipe on this blog, but it never fails to please the crowds. Originally, I’d planned to do a kind of Snickers bark with chocolate and caramel
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I snagged the base for this recipe from Hebbar’s Kitchen, another recipe blog that has some amazing Indian food. I saw his recipe for this marble cake come up on my feed one day, and I thought I’d give it a try. It looked so pretty and so simple, I figured it was worth a
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