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Bowl of colcannon made of mashed potatoes and cabbage

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Colcannon Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day

This colcannon recipe originally appeared on my blog in March 2011. Oh, what with shaking imaginary shillelaghs and
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Bowl of vegetable soup with bread and a spoon

Food

Bean Soup with Turkey and Greens Recipe

When the doomsayers of the Weather Channel predicted a hurricane that would hit the Big Bend of Florida and churn inland
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Sliced tomatoes on a piece of multigrain bread with goat cheese spread

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Tomato Sandwich for Breakfast

It's a time-honored rite for gardeners and foodies -- standing over your kitchen sink in the dog days of summer, chowing
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Cooked cabbage with apples and pecans in a green bowl

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Braised Cabbage with Apples and Pecans Recipe

This recipe first appeared on A Cook and Her Books blogspot in January 2012. Apples get to be the star of the show,
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Bowl of layered salad with peas, cauliflower, cheese, dressing and bacon.

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Sweet Pea 7 Layered Salad Recipe

This story and layered salad recipe first appeared on A Cook and Her Books blogspot May 17, 2010. Contrary to what
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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
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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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Tempura fried stuffed pumpkin blossoms on a plate

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Stuffed Pumpkin Blossoms Recipe

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