Category: family dinner
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Pad Thai for 25+
Wow. Those three years went by pretty fast! That was my first reaction to seeing that I had not posted anything since May 2019. Then it occurred to me what happened in May 2019… I took on an administrative role as the director of our graduate program. Guess what happened last week? I completed my…
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Sloppy Joe Sliders
On my drive south from the mountains to my favorite little creek in Lower Alabama a couple of days ago, I entertained myself listening to podcasts via my Stitcher app. Two of the podcasts, including this Bon Appetit piece on retro comfort foods, talked about our nostalgia for the foods we grew up eating. Our…
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Smoked Gouda Mac & Cheese
Winter in the mountains is long and cold and requires copious amounts of comfort food. We are having spring-like weather this week, a lovely treat, but I know better than to think we won’t have another blizzard or two before it really warms up. This time of year though, I do start thinking about favorite…
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Indian-spiced Grilled Chicken with Fresh Tomato Chutney
Springtime for me means that it’s time for ripe tomatoes, fresh herbs, grilling and dining alfresco. We’ve had warm, sunny days but chilly nights for weeks now. Nice enough to grill some nights, but too cool to eat on the deck. This past weekend, I took a chance and planted my herb garden. And last…
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Dinner
I could have written this post on Motherlode about family dinner. I especially like this: But still, there we will be, with children too small to yet hunt, forage and gather for themselves, perpetually wanting to eat, particularly around dinner time, day after day after day. Although mine are not. At first I could not remember…
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Zucchini Squash Fritters
Its transition time at Farmer’s Market and roadside stands. Mine still has an abundance of beautiful heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini and a colorful variety of peppers. But the apples, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and butternut squash are quickly muscling them out of the way. I’ve been wanting to make these savory zucchini fritters all summer long…
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Back to school and meal planning
The kids and I have been back to school for about a week now. I had this vision that all in life would immediately settle into a new routine as the over-business of my summer magically turned to mist and evaporated. Sadly, that is not how it is going. Take Two. I made a meal…
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Pan-grilled Salmon with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Parmesan Grits
This time of the year, I make a lot of what I call “One-Pot Wonders”. This is not one of those recipes. My recipe for Pan-grilled Salmon with Roasted Chery Tomatoes and Parmesan Grits messes up some pans, but comes together pretty easily with a company-worthy presentation. It is a lovely meal to serve when…
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Kick-Booty Pork Chili
The Super Bowl is tomorrow and lots of my friends are getting all geared and up and cooking up a storm. We’re not much into football around here so if we venture out to a party it will only be for the food. I mentioned to a friend at my Celebration of Chinese New Year…
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