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Artichoke dip
This is a recipe we got from Carol Hopfe. 2 cans (~14 oz ea) non-marinated artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed, and chopped 1.5 c mayonnaise 1 can (~5 oz) diced green chiles, drained 1.5 c parmesan cheese (optional) 4 jalapeños, seeded … Continue reading
Spinach dip
Here’s a recipe for spinach dip from one of Barb’s co-workers. 1 c sour cream 1 pkg (1/2 lb) cream cheese, softened 1 pkg ranch dressing mix 1 pkg (10 oz) frozen spinach green onions parsley dill salt pepper garlic, … Continue reading
“Jet Lag”, veal mignonettes
A few nights ago we watched “Jet Lag“, starring Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno. With those two in the leading roles my expectations were pretty high for this movie, perhaps too high. It was decent, worth watching, and the score … Continue reading
Orange ginger beef
This is one of my family’s favorite recipes. It’s my adaptation of Martin Yan’s recipe from A Wok For All Seasons, currently out of print. My copy of this book is falling apart, and I have modified Martin’s recipe quite … Continue reading
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Metric recipe conversion-butter
We have a few recipes from friends in France and Sweden that use metric measurements. Some of the volume-volume (e.g. 1 teaspoon=5 mL) or weight-weight (e.g. 500 g=1.1 pounds) conversions are pretty trivial. Other conversions are more difficult, and I … Continue reading
Cider baked ham
Barb made this fantastic ham for our Thanksgiving dinner. The mustard is very subtle and makes a nice change of taste! 1 ready-to-eat ham, 14-16 lbs, with bone lots of whole cloves ¼ c apricot preserves 3 Tbsp Dijon mustard … Continue reading
Cornbread stuffing
I was just making the stuffing for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving feast. I noticed that the recipe, (which I wrote down over 20 years ago), is becoming illegible and doesn’t include the changes we’ve made over the years. So I decided to … Continue reading
Macaroni and cheese
From the movie What’s Cooking? Ingredients 8 oz package of macaroni 4 Tbsp butter, divided, plus more for casserole dish 1 c fresh bread crumbs 1 small onion, chopped 1 Tbsp flour 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp dry mustard pepper … Continue reading
Apple pie w/ cream cheese
From the movie What’s Cooking? Ingredients 1 c flour 1/2 c butter 8 oz cream cheese 1 c sugar juice of 1/2 lemon 1-2 dashes ground cinnamon 6 granny smith apples Pre-heat oven to 375°. Crust Bring the butter and … Continue reading
Apple “enchiladas”
A few months ago we hosted a family gathering/dinner in our new kitchen. (Yes, a dozen of us spent pretty much the whole evening in or around the kitchen.) We were having El Paso-style enchiladas for dinner, and Barb wanted … Continue reading