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Yes, it’s true. Thanksgiving and Hanukkah coincide this year. It’s actually the second night of Hanukkah to be more specific. So since Christmukkah is such a big thing, why not have Thanksgivukkah? And since we’re combining the two holidays, why…
Read moreI love cucumbers. And I’m not partial. I’ll eat English cucumbers, Persian, Japanese… it doesn’t matter. They’re delicious with the skins on or peeled off. I’ll eat them straight or in salads. And my sons, they love them too. As…
Read moreNow that the days are heating up, I’m doing a lot of cooking outside, which translates to me making a lot of things on the grill. Steaks, burgers, chicken… you name it. And while all those proteins are delicious, they…
Read moreTonight’s the third night of Hanukkah and if you’re anything like me that means it’s all about the potato pancakes. Yes, the entree is important but when it comes to the Festival of Lights the most important food really is…
Read moreGreg over at Sippity Sup, a blog I read regularly, did a post on pickled peppers. His pictures were so bright and colorful, I wanted to run right out and buy peppers. But life got in the way and I…
Read moreA few posts back I mentioned how I’d participated in a monthly chat on Twitter called Spice Chat. The spice of the month had been basil and over the course of the chat several people tweeted about using fresh basil…
Read moreNot sure if you remember, but a few months ago I attended a cooking class at The Depot in Torrance. Well, I had such a good time at that cooking class, I couldn’t wait to do another one. And since I absolutely…
Read moreLast time my family and I visited my parents up in northern California, my mother made Kasha Varnishkes as a side to go with dinner. I don’t remember what the main course was, but I remember the Kasha; mainly because…
Read moreI absolutely love polenta. It’s just so yummy! It’s good as a cake or as a thick and creamy side dish. But up until recently I’d only had it in restaurants. Whenever a restaurant had polenta listed as a side…
Read moreFirst I want to apologize to my readers for being absent the past couple weeks. Between traveling for Thanksgiving, having a cold run though the entire family, and trying to get back to normal, it was hard to check e-mail…
Read moreYams are a huge part of Thanksgiving dinner. They’ve always been one of my favorite sides, especially since I’m not a mashed potato fan. I pretty much like them any way you want to serve them: sliced, whole, in a casserole…
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