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fiadamom on Jul 9th, 2010 in
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One of the many amazing things about my mom was her love of cooking, especially for people she loved. It was important to her that the food not only taste wonderful, but it had to look beautiful too.
One of her Fourth of July standards was Blueberry Delight, a no-bake cream cheesecake on a graham cracker crust with blueberry pie filling on top. It’s a pretty standard recipe, but special to me...
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fiadamom on May 23rd, 2010 in
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A couple of years ago my husband blessed me with a weekend away for me and a friend. After some web searching I found Blue Spring Manor, a wonderful bed & breakfast in Vincent, AL. It had everything I needed; quiet, herb gardens, spa treatments, a piano with hymnals in the bench, and a cool keyword Bible study book. They also had wonderful gourmet food including some delicious Yellow Squash Muffins one...
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fiadamom on May 2nd, 2010 in
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Well, I actually cooked something for real on the Big Green Egg tonight. Yum. Just chicken thighs & leg quarters, but they came out SOOOOO good! I used the rub from Paula Deen’s Beer in the Rear Chicken.
Dry Rub:
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons sweet paprika
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1...
Posted by
fiadamom on Apr 25th, 2010 in
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This is a family favorite, asian-style noodle dish. The kids call it peanut butter chicken, but I just call it delicious. Craig & I like to add ground red pepper to our plates to give it a kick, but the kids just like it straight. Give it a try, hope you enjoy.
1/2 16-ounce package linguine or spaghetti
1 medium-size red pepper
1 medium-size cucumber
2-3 green onions
2 large skinless, boneless...
This recipe is from The Breakfast Book, by Marion Cunningham. It was a gift from a dear friend, and one of my favorite recipe books. I discovered the cookbook when I was house/kid sitting back in the day when we only had David. The cookbook look interesting and fell open to Raw Apple Muffins (which I will share at another time.) Andi had apples, I made the muffins, the kids were happy. A new convert to The...
One of the many amazing things about my mom was her love of cooking, especially for people she loved. It was important to her that the food not only taste wonderful, but it had to look beautiful too.
One of her Fourth of July standards was Blueberry Delight, a no-bake cream cheesecake on a graham cracker crust with blueberry pie filling on top. It’s a pretty standard recipe, but special to me...