Category: Dinner
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From Angie’s Kitchen – Potato Croquettes
Welcome to our 7th edition of Angie’s Kitchen! For those of you that have been following along, you already know the deal. For those of you joining in for the first time, welcome! You can read more about what we do in Angie’s Kitchen here. It was my turn to pick the recipe, so I…
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First Harvest of the Season – Swiss Chard!
As I have written recently, I have been very enthusiastic about my gardening this spring, and this week I was able to make my first big harvest of the season. As Ray has mentioned in the past, I do all of my vegetable and herb gardening on my patio, and thanks to the sheer size…
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Dining Experience – Larkin’s on the River
Last week for the first time in almost a year, I ventured out to a restaurant, and not just any restaurant, Larkin’s, which is a fine dining experience located in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. My youngest son has recently returned home from The University of South Carolina. Unfortunately for him, his final exams took place…
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Tortellini Salad
Another Mother’s Day has come to pass – I hope it was a great one for everyone! Last year I wrote about the new Mother’s Day tradition in our home. For the first few years after my son was born, we would take my wife out to brunch for Mother’s Day. When the pandemic hit…
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Review of Home Chef
After having tried several meal kit plans, I thought I would take the time to share some thoughts about the first plan we tried, and the one we have returned to – Home Chef. We first decided to give Home Chef a try in August of 2019. There were only two of us to cook…
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Pressure Cooker Spanish Rice
Recently, Ray wrote a blog about his new pressure/multi-cooker. This made me remember a post idea I’d had in the past, but had not yet gotten around to – my husband Tom’s Spanish Rice. Years ago, we’d shared some of our favorite childhood food memories, and the subject of Spanish Rice came up. My idea…
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A New Gift, A New Year & Some New Cooking Adventures!
Once again the holidays have come and gone, leaving in their wake a wave of happy memories, fun, a lot of leftovers and of course, a new toy or two! I was given many thoughtful gifts by my family and one of my favorites came from my wife Lori. What a fun surprise to unwrap…
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New Year’s Eve Tradition – Sausage & Peppers
Tradition. As you may have seen from this week’s Q&A, sausage & peppers has become our New Year’s Eve tradition and without it, I am not sure if we would be able to allow the next year to begin. This ritual began about 20 years ago, and went over so well, we need not even…
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A Childhood Cooking Memory
When you think back to your childhood, what special memories come to mind? Do you remember good times playing with your friends or going to a great birthday party? Perhaps you remember many happy holidays shared with family or a special family trip that you went on. For me it is certainly a mix of…
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