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Vegetable soup in a bowl on a white china plate
Vegetable soup in a bowl on a white china plate

Food

Summer Vegetable Soup Recipe

First published on A Cook and Her Books blogspot September 30, 2012 with the title "Sufferin' Sucotash." Whenever I hear the word "succotash," I think of Saturday morning cartoons and Sylvester,
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Broccoli salad with Cheddar chunks and dried cranberries in a white bowl

Food

Broccoli Quinoa Salad Recipe

I'm fortunate to work from home most days. But it's a trade-off, to be honest. I'm grateful that my mornings don't start
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Lemon verbena cookies on a plate with sprigs of lemon verbena herbs

Garden

Lemon Verbena: Queen of the Lemon Scented Herbs

Guest post by Peggy Riccio Dear A Cooks and Her Books Readers - give a warm welcome to Peggy Riccio of PegPlant.
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A white hydrangea bush in a garden with farm implements on a barn wall

Garden

Fall Plant Sales Atlanta 2023

Fall plant sales are getting in gear in my corner of the Atlanta area. Fall is the best time for planting perennials,
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Banana cupcakes with chocolate frost ing on a cake plate

Food

Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate Sour Cream Ganache Recipe

First published November 5, 2012 in my blogspot blog. Just a recipe today, a cupcake that I make from time to time to
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Cottage cheese dip in a bowl with carrots and celery

Food

Herbed Cottage Cheese Dip Recipe

Thanks to TikTok content creators, cottage cheese is having a moment. The vital ingredient is viral, with 630 million
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Corn soup with chives in a white bowl

Food

Sweet Corn Soup with Lump Crab and Chives Recipe

First published as "Uptown Sweet Corn Soup" on A Cook and Her Books blogspot August 26, 2010. I'm a fan of all things
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Fried corn with bacon in a yellow bowl

Food

Skillet Fried Corn with Bacon Recipe

First published on A Cook and Her Books blogspot August 16, 2010 as "My Granddaddy's Skillet Fried Corn with
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A watermelon on the vine in a garden

Food

How to Choose a Georgia Watermelon

Originally published on A Cook and Her Books blogspot July 17, 2010. In Georgia, we know a thing or two about
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Tempura fried stuffed pumpkin blossoms on a plate

Food

How to Cook Stuffed Pumpkin Blossoms Recipe

First published at acookandherbooks.blogspot.com August 30, 2011 as "Something from Nothing: Stuffed Pumpkin
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