Ground Hog Recipe for Groundhog Day - Quick Cooking
Did you know that Groundhogs are edible? Thinking that it would be appropriate to serve a real groundhog for dinner to celebrate Groundhog Day, which is on February 2nd, I checked out local grocery stores, and found that none in my area carry ... [... more]
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Groundhog Day Cookie Recipe - Quick Cooking
I'm always looking for an excuse to serve some kind of fun food, and find that when I check out holiday sites on the web (such as holidays.net), there is some kind of holiday to celebrate every day of the year. One holiday that I always celebrate ... [... more]
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Jerk Pork with Jamaican Rice Recipe - Quick Cooking
Grilled Jerk Tenderloin is a fabulous hot sweet entree that can be cooked and served in about 20 minutes. Advance prep time is about 15 minutes to put the marinade ingredients together, whiz them quickly in the blender, then pour the concoction ... [... more]
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Black-eyed Pea Soup Recipe for New Years Day - Quick Cooking
Ham and Black-eyed Pea Soup with Southern Vegetables is the perfect dish to serve on New Years Day. Throughout the American South, it's traditional in many homes to serve Black-eyed peas on this day for good luck. The tradition has also spread ... [... more]
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Traditional Coleslaw Recipe Times Three - Quick Cooking
I think good coleslaw is an integral part of Americana. Cabbage, the regular green heads that are always found in our grocery stores, were growing throughout Europe hundreds of years before the US was even settled. The Dutch have been using ... [... more]
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Two Old Fashioned Southern Salad Recipes - Quick Cooking
Salads are absolutely essential in the summertime; no barbecue or picnic would be complete without at least one. Here I've included two Southern salads, an Old Fashioned Kentucky Potato Salad, and Gwen's Simple Southern Lettuce Salad, both of ... [... more]
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Quick Homemade Ice Cream Base
When it's hot outside, nothing tastes quite as good as a bowl of ice cream. Although there are good brands of ice cream in the grocery stores, homemade ice cream is always a special treat. If you happen to own an automatic ice cream maker, ... [... more]
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Almost Gazpacho
Whenever my Mother was dieting, there was always a big bowl of this crunchy, flavorful soup in the refrigerator. Mom called it her "diet gazpacho." It isn't actually an authentic gazpacho, but who cares? It's delicious. I've added some ... [... more]
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New Orleans Muffuletta
A muhf-fuh-LEHT-tuh] is a Hero-style sandwich which is a specialty of New Orleans. It originated in 1906 at the Central Grocery, which many think (me included) still makes the best muffuletta in Louisiana, or for that matter, anywhere. The ... [... more]
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Decadent Homemade Ice Cream Recipe - Quick Cooking
This incredibly delicious Homemade Toasted Almond, Cherry, Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream is a snap when you use your Automatic Ice Cream Machine. Make sure you keep the bowl in the freezer so that when you're in the mood for great ice cream, you can ... [... more]
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Italian Steak Pasta Salad Recipe - Quick Cooking
Pasta salads are actually an American invention, so even though this great pasta salad has Italian flavors, it is probably not one you would encounter in a restaurant or home in Italy. It is, however, a very colorful, appetizing, and healthy ... [... more]
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Recipes for an Elegant Trio of Pâtés - Quick Cooking
Sometimes it's fun to serve something on the elegant side, especially at holiday parties such as New Years. That doesn't mean, however, that you need to spend long hours in the kitchen. In fact, the following three delicious spreads can each be ... [... more]
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