Lyn

At the age of 30, I wouldn't eat fish. Yuck, fish?! A few, or more years later, I am reformed & even make my own sushi. I am a huge fan of comfort food & the classics. I learned that if prepared properly, I will eat just about anything although I don't want to know what it is. I draw the line at offal, fish-heads, chicken feet, head cheese and the ever memorable: pregnant smelt. I'll leave that to the Stuart & Bill: Have fun boys!

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May 19

Yesterday’s bread salad

Salad Using Yesterday's Bread

Around here, at the end of the day on Sundays, the bakery sells off it’s fresh bread at buy one get one free.  What to do with all that bread?  Well, the first loaf usually gets served & demolished at dinner in Sunday night.  The second loaf gets saved for the next day, divided in …

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May 12

True Alfredo v. Faux Alfredo

Fettucini Alfredo

I love a good Alfredo sauce!  Sometimes I am in the mood for  the nouveaux version, which is cheesier than the traditional Alfredo which is just four, simple, ingredients. The real “alfredo” was invented by a chef named Alfredo di Lelio, in Rome, in the early 1900’s.  He created it to help his poor wife who …

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May 05

Memories of France – Trader Joe’s Frozen Mini Croissants

Baked Frozen Croissants from Trader Joe's

I love France.  If I had to chose something that transports me back to our travels in France, I would choose either good french wine or croissants. In 2002, we took our first trip to France.  We stayed at Chateau Ouvrard in the Aquitane region and the rental agent introduced us to two people.  The local vintner & …

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Apr 28

Grass, Weed or Garlic Scape?

Garlic Scapes

I live in a lovely area of New Jersey that is absolutely nothing like Newark or The Jersey Shore. We have horse farms, alpaca farms, bee farms & even an ostrich farm.   We have everything from full-fledged fruit & vegetable farms: with huge produce stands, to little tables & honor-boxes at the end of …

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Apr 19

Iced Green-Ginger Tea

Homemade Iced Ginger Green Tea

When I need a seriously quenching,  non-alcoholic, summer drink, I drink iced teas.  There are dozens of possibilities when making iced teas from scratch.  If I can infuse a health benefit as well – I get happy!  My go-to fave is Iced Green-Ginger Tea. Green tea is known to have benefits against: impaired immune functions, …

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