Monthly Archives: August 2012

Black-Eyed Pea Dip

Black-Eyed Pea Dip: It is a great twist on refried bean dip.I made this recipe for the first time on New Year’s, since eating black-eyed peas is a tradition of good luck for the new year in the South. Recently, … Continue reading

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Beer Tempura Onion Rings with Spicy Dijonnaise

Do you love onion rings? Do you love golden brown onion rings with a light crispy coating? Do you? Well, have I got the onion rings for you! This tempura-style batter, made with beer rather than seltzer water and seasoned … Continue reading

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Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros, Ranchers Eggs, is a traditional mid-morning breakfast food in Mexico consisting of a lightly fried flour tortilla, eggs and tomato-chili sauce. In our case recently, it was the perfect breakfast-for-dinner offering, since I had some tomatoes and green … Continue reading

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Shrimp Bacon Spinach Tomato Linguine in Wine Cream Sauce

    I decided to make a garlicy shrimp pasta the other night, but the dish sort of morphed into something other than the scampy-like dish I’d originally envisioned. Instead, this is what I came up with for our dinner. … Continue reading

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Coq au Vin – A Tribute to Julia Child’s 100th Birthday

Julia Child is one of my culinary icons. In honor of what would have been Julia’s 100th birthday, on August 15, I have made her recipe for Coq au Vin. This post is dedicated to an amazing woman, lover of … Continue reading

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In Tribute to Julia Child – A Giveaway…

In her book, Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking, Julia said: “Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again.”  This is so true! So, in honor of … Continue reading

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