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12/29/2024

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heading towards the finish line

12/28/2024

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I don’t know where the month went. My husband and I have been shopping for a second-floor bath renovation, did an overnight getaway and had some neighbors over one afternoon to celebrate the holidays.

During the winter, I prepare a lot of soups. Pea soup is a favorite as well as butternut squash apple soup. However, there’s one I recently craved and that’s creamy mushroom soup. Many, many years ago, “Bon Appétit Magazine” published a mushroom soup from Wolfgang Puck’s that was rich and creamy. I held onto that magazine just for the recipe, but after Super Storm Sandy, my collection of old “Bon Appétit” and “Gourmet” magazines were tossed. I was able to locate a copy of the recipe online. What I loved about the soup was its richness and how the addition of thyme imparted such a wonderful flavor. I had a similar soup at the now defunct Manor Restaurant in West Orange, NJ.

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festive desserts

12/27/2024

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With New Year’s Eve fast approaching, you may want to prepare some festive holiday desserts. One that was a hit with my granddaughters was turning Biscoff cookies into candy Christmas trees. My son-in-law spotted this on Instagram and thought it would be a fun activity for my youngest granddaughter and I to do. You can purchase the cookies at your local food store. You’ll also need a bag of chocolate chips. I purchased a package of Ghirardelli 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate chips.

The Biscoff cookies are placed on a parchment or silicone pad lined cookie sheet. Using a piping bag, or plastic food bag with the corner snipped, the chocolate is piped to form a triangle tree shape over part of the cookie.

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winter recess

12/27/2024

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Now that Santa has come and gone, what do you do to entertain young ones until winter recess is over. I know my granddaughters have seen Moana 2 twice, but perhaps, you’ll just have a movie day at home. If so, the kids are likely going to need some snacks during the movie. I recently made two with my granddaughters. The first one was Piggy Bricks and the other Chili Cheese Popcorn. My oldest granddaughter found the recipes in “Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cook Book” in her school’s library.

Piggy Bricks is a twist on Rice Krispies treats with the addition of peanut butter for a bit of protein. For the bricks you’ll need a bag of either large or mini marshmallows, creamy peanut butter, butter, cereal (toasted oat, puffed riced, puffed corn or chocolate flavored puffed corn cereal), candy coated chocolate pieces (such as M&M’s) and chopped peanuts.

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November roundup

12/3/2024

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In one of our last CSA boxes, I had a small head of cabbage. I came across an interesting recipe on the “Smitten Kitchen” website for Roasted Cabbage with Walnuts and Parmesan.
For the recipe you’ll need a medium-large or two small heads of savoy cabbage, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, walnut halves and pieces, fresh garlic, a large lemon, red pepper flakes (Aleppo, if you have) and grated Parmesan cheese.

The cabbage is cut into wedges and laid on a rimmed baking sheet that has been coated with olive oil. Additional oil is brushed on the wedges. The cabbage roasts in a 475° oven until charred, about 8 to 10 minutes); then flipped. In the interim, place nuts on a baking dish and roast alongside the cabbage for 4 to 5 minutes. When done, coarsely chop and add extra virgin olive oil, salt and red pepper flakes. Let flavors meld together before adding a squeeze of lemon; adjust seasonings to taste.

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winter recess

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