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Sage and Caramelized Shallot Brown Butter on Pumpkin and Sage Biscuits

Sage and Caramelized Shallot Brown Butter on Pumpkin and Sage Biscuits

I’ve mentioned to a couple of friends that I was developing some compound butters for Kerrygold, my favorite butter for baking. They were unfamiliar with that phrase and though I could explain it easily enough the fact is that I think what’s come from this effort deserves a new name. I can’t help but think [...]

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Hot Slaw, Bacon and Cheese Sandwich for #Recipe Swap

Hot Slaw, Bacon and Cheese Sandwich

I was afraid tonight I was going to have to change my name completely. I have long had intentions of changing my last name but I’ve kept my ex-husband’s name to make it easier for our kids. OK, enough is enough, right? Lauren just turned 28 and is on her own (there might be a [...]

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Welshing on the Rabbit becomes Welsh Wabbit (Think Chicken!)

Smoked Chicken with Cheddar/Beer Sauce over Mashed Potatoes

I’ve watched a couple of my friends participate in a unique monthly event called a Recipe Swap. Each month they are given a recipe to start from and their challenge is to ‘swap’ out some of the ingredients to make the end result their own personal and updated take on the original recipe. It sounded [...]

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Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam

Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam

Maybe for others it’s been a week of planning, packing, flying and socializing. BlogHer Food in Atlanta, Eat, Write, Retreat in DC and Plate to Page in Germany. I miss meeting the bloggers that I’ve gotten to know professionally and ‘virtually’ but it’s helped immensely that I’ve had a great week with bacon and I [...]

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Golden Macaroni and Cheese with Caramelized Onions

Golden Macaroni and Cheese with Kerrygold Butter/Dubliner Cheese and Caramelized Onions

I love KerryGold Butter. The difference in flavor is remarkable compared to the standard brand and I love to use it for special recipes. However, my first love from the Kerrygold brand is their Dubliner Cheese. Dubliner is a sweet mature cheese (aged over twelve months) manufactured by Carbery and marketed internationally under the Kerrygold [...]

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French Onion Soup – with some Italian Style!

French Onion Soup - with some Italian Style!

I love French Onion Soup and when I have the time and know I’ll have some folks to enjoy it with, I love making this recipe for what I think is just the best I’ve ever had. But it’s a job and after it’s finished, it then has to meld in the fridge overnight before [...]

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Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad with Chipotle Buttermilk Dressing

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I do get a kick out of a site called Food Network Humor and though I laugh at some of the outrageous pieces on many of the hosts and other snafus, I sometimes wonder about their level of scorn for Bobby Flay. Now, I don’t know Mr. Flay and have no personal knowledge of his [...]

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Lemon Ricotta Pizza with Herbs and Honey

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Someone I follow on Twitter commented on a pizza they had just had at a restaurant and my interest was piqued by the sound of lemon, onion, herb and ricotta toppings and finished with a lavender honey glaze.

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Grilled Cheese/Short Rib Sandwich

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I love Bon Appetit magazine. The end of 2009 saw the demise of Gourmet magazine published under the Conde Nast flag.

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