Sometimes I run across recipes posted in the blogs I subscribe to that I have to make ASAP because they look and sound amazing.

Like this Cheese Spaetzle from Masala Herb.


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I've only been baking with sourdough for a few years and though I've had more than a few great bakes, it's the failures that nag at me. One of my peeves is the inability to get good oven spring. So, this loaf made me very happy.

The original recipe was posted on a sourdough FB group but I also found it on the web here.


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A hearty 'morning after' breakfast full of protein and assembled from odds and ends. This is a combination of two classic Mexican dishes, chilaquiles and migas, so I called it "ChilaMigas".


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WARNING: Picture heavy post

The first month of the new year is almost gone and, while I ate well, I've had to be very frugal in my grocery shopping. Which meant foraging in my freezer for things I bought in more affluent days. Some of the meals were very simple while others were a bit more fussy.

Fried pork chop with leftover butternut squash


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Lesson Learned... AGAIN: When you buy perishable greens like spinach or arugula, use them as soon as you can. They will hold up for a while, but there are limits, and they'll yellow, wilt and go bad. Even a sturdy green like kale will yellow, and end up having to be discarded after a week or two ( Read more... )

Getting tired of making the same old pizzas??

Make a calzone instead, using the same basic pizza dough. In whatever size you like ... 4, 6 or 8 inch.

NOTE: For another alternative to pizza, see the Buffalo chicken stromboli I posted a while ago.

Serve with a bowl of marinara sauce for dipping


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I was tempted by a liter of half price buttermilk (even if the best before date was a few days later) and made a couple of new recipes I had found on FB and the internet.

Buttermilk Biscuits - tasty enough but a bit too much butter for my taste and a fussy technique with results that didn't make me want to repeat the recipe.


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The classic baked potato with sour cream and butter. Delicious. But it can be so much more.


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The first time I ever tasted leeks was in soup made from a packet of "Knorr Cream of Leek". It was creamy and subtly flavoured and became my 'standard' of a leek soup. This soup surpasses that in flavour, nutrition and, time wise, it's not bad either.

Cream of Leek and Potato Soup


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PICTURE HEAVY WARNING

Summer has been much too short. Of course, I didn't get much accomplished. In fact, I can't even remember the semi-ambitious plans I had made.

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