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Sometimes known as the Wandering Foodie. Likes to study and prepare the classic recipes. Writes for At The Lake Magazine - Cuisine Section
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Ultimate Breakfast Casseroles – Part 3: The French Toast Casserole
So, if you have tried the Big Breakfast Casserole or Shannon’s Quiche Cups and want a changeup, here is a good alternative – the French Toast Casserole. It is a little sweeter and less savory but has plenty of eggs… Read More ›
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Ultimate Breakfast Casseroles – Part 2 Shannon’s Quiche Cups
Shannon is a longtime friend and excellent cook. She taught us how to make these incredible breakfast treats when we visited her in Colorado in 2017. These little cups are extremely versatile. If you are having a fancy breakfast,… Read More ›
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Ultimate Breakfast Casseroles – Part 1 The Big Breakfast
This is the beginning of a four part series on great breakfast casseroles, which we will release over the next two weeks to make your Christmas or Hanukkah season perfect. Make sure you sign up to Follow Blog… Read More ›
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Chicken Kiev
This great recipe is 200 years old and is a true crowd pleaser.
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Indian Butter Chicken
Indian Butter Chicken Some of the world’s great cuisines are in Asia – Chinese, Thai, Indonesian and Indian. Most of use spend too little time on these great cooking traditions. In some cases, we have trouble finding and understanding the… Read More ›
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Blini with Caviar
We recently went to a friend’s house to have cocktails on his terrace overlooking a small lake. We were surprised to find champagne, ice cold vodka and homemade blini with caviar. Blini, which is the plural of blin, are small,… Read More ›
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Latvian Piragi
You’ll love this great Latvian treat
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Coconut Cake
This recipe comes from a good friend, Priscilla Nei. I am not sure where she got it, but it is really great. As you can see below, the condensed milk and coconut cream are “infused” into the cake. This… Read More ›
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KISS Ribs
An amazingly simple recipe for pork ribs.
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Rice Pilaf -You’ll go nuts for this ancient dish
Before we start today, we need to have a talk. I know that some of you are reading these great articles, but you are not actually trying some of the fantastic recipes. This has got to stop. Go no… Read More ›
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Homemade Corned Beef Hash
If you want something special for breakfast, this is the dish. I have always loved corned beef hash, even the canned varieties. Recently, while staying at the Greenbriar Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, I had their famous homemade… Read More ›
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Hangtown Fries
A friend of mine, who also happens to be a Federal Judge, invited me to breakfast last week and served Hangtown Fries. This exceptional dish is basically bacon, eggs and fried oysters, and it has a very interesting history.
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The Green Smoothie Movement
There are lot of things that confuse me – reality TV, presidential elections, why I always stuff myself at Thanksgiving, to mention a few. But now there is something new – Green Smoothies, and my daughter tells me it is… Read More ›
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Scones – We’ve Done Some Great Things with the British Classic
A friend suggested an article on scones. She was thinking colder weather, the warm and cozy feeling of something baking in the oven, maybe something nice and hot to drink. Whatever. Strangely, my thoughts drifted back to my high… Read More ›
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Tacos de Carne Asada
One afternoon, I was walking through the park in my local community and I saw a group of Latinos enjoying themselves around their grill. I shouted across the way, “How about a double cheeseburger?”. They shook their heads and wagged fingers… Read More ›
Bravado Cooking 