Tag: cooking
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Winter… Time for Soups!
Winter hit us with a fury this past week. It’s been so cold and icy outside. Time for soups. I really like lentil soup. I use the red ones, because they cook faster. However, what I don’t like is that they break apart. See in photo, The green lentils keep their shape and have a…
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Fat Tuesday – Polish Paczki’s, Chicago, rush to get one!
Today is the day to get your Paczki! Here in Chicago, it’s BIG. Bakeries have been working over time to make them. The last day to indulge before Lent. We have a large Polish community here. I was reading that the best place to find Paczki’s today is in the Midwest (Illinois / Michigan), that’s…
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Noooo… Is it LOST forever?
The past two days have been filled with stress. I’m a morning person. I enjoy getting up, and making that first cup of coffee with my trusty old friend, “the milk frother.” My frother brings me back to my Italian grandmother’s kitchen. Here’s what caused my stress. I was in a rush. I didn’t follow…
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Tea Experts – Foam in tea bags?
I’m normally a coffee drinker; however, I get in tea moods and do a switch over. Recently, I was making Taylors of Harrogate, Yorkshire Gold black tea. I like the flavor of this tea. Black teas do have different flavors. As I was letting the tea steep I noticed this foam in the tea bag.…
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Cooking a spatchcock turkey – SUCCESS!
This year, for Thanksgiving, my brothers were in charge of cooking, They decided to do a spatchcock turkey. The turkey came out beautifully. There was a thermometer in the turkey. My brother bragged that he had it all under control. The thermometer was connected to an App on his phone, so he didn’t even have…
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