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Green jalapeno peppers on a white plate
Green jalapeno peppers on a white plate

Food Garden

How to Roast Jalapeno Peppers

Learn how to roast jalapeno peppers in your home kitchen and store them in the freezer. You can use them in soups and chilies throughout the year. Jalapeno peppers are a surprisingly easy crop to
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Ingredients for a tomato sandwich on a cutting board in a kitchen

Food

A Proper Tomato Sandwich

The making of a tomato sandwich is a strange rite, right? For gardeners, it's the acknowledgment that all the work
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A bowl full of picadillo, seasoned ground meat with olives and raisins

Food

Try My Picadillo Recipe

Picadillo is Cuban home food, a savory stew of ground meat and spices, with the unusual addition of raisins (which isn't
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Roasted potatoes with olive oil in a black cast iron skillet

Food

Potatoes Fondantes, French for “Best Potato Dish Ever”

This story on potatoes fondantes first appeared on my blogspot blog in January 2013. Aren't these potatoes gorgeous?
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A plate with beaten biscuits, split and filled with jam

Food Writing

How to Make Kitty’s Biscuits

This story first appeared on my blogspot blog in September 2012. I love this picture of my grandmother, Kitty
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Food

Summer Caesar Balsamic Salad Recipe

Probably the best thing about working from home in the summertime is stepping outside at 11:45 am and picking cherry
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Sweet potato soup in a white bowl topped with herbs

Food

Cumin-Kissed Sweet Potato Soup Recipe

This story first appeared on my blogspot blog in June 2011. It’s hotter than H-E-double hockey sticks outside, and
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Girl holding slice of carrot cake on a plate

Food

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

This recipe first appeared on my blogspot blog in November 2012. My love of baking started early and truly at my
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Strawberry cake dessert baked in a green ceramic dish displayed on a green napkin with a silver spoon

Food

Summer Strawberry Spoon Cake Recipe

When life gives you strawberries, it's time to make strawberry spoon cake. This super simple "cake" is an easy batter
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Cherry salad with pistachios in a white bowl

Food

Cherry Pistachio Salad Recipe

I'm in my bagged salad era. When I'm ready to make a meal, I don't reach for knives, instead, I reach for scissors and
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