Category Archives: Recipes
Plantain and Coconut Soup with Shrimp, Tomato and Avocado Salad – Recipe
I wanted to make mushroom soup for my 2012 Christmas Eve dinner. Mika wanted butternut squash soup. I figured I’d compromise and find something else. For some reason I was set on having a savory fruit-based soup, so when I … Continue reading
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Eggnog Recipe
I’m not the hugest eggnog fan in the world, but I wanted to have something to serve my Christmas Eve dinner guests when they first arrived. For some reason eggnog came to mind. This recipe, from Alton Brown, was fairly … Continue reading
Wine-Braised Short Ribs with Cocoa and Star Anise – Recipe
This year – 2012 – short ribs were eatured as the main dish on my Christmas Eve dinner table. I love short ribs and I couldn’t think of anything else to make for this dinner. Of course, I had to … Continue reading
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Braised Red Chard – Recipe
I got some beautiful organic red chard from someone who was going on a trip, and decided to use it to make a side dish for the short ribs I’d be serving for Christmas Eve. This recipe from Rachel Ray … Continue reading
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Peanut Butter Trifle – Recipe
One of my Facebook friends posts pictures of beautiful desserts from time to time, and some time ago I chanced upon one of peanut butter trifle. I loved the idea and immediately decided that I would make it for Christmas. … Continue reading
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Apple, Onion and Bacon Pie recipe
I have to bring an appetizer to a Holiday Party for an organization I belong to, and for some reason I decided that I wanted a fruit-based savory pie. After some online research I ended up with this flavor combination, … Continue reading
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Buttermilk Corn Bread – Recipe
I was invited to an Easter/Zombie Day brunch today, and I was supposed to bring something. I don’t know why I thought of cornbread, but as it was one of the few things I had all the ingredients to make, … Continue reading
Wine Braised Short Ribs
I decided to make short ribs for my 2011 Christmas Eve dinner because I’ve run out of new cuts of meats to try. I’ve done a standing rib roast, a boneless prime rib roast, roast beef, beef Wellington (twice!), rack … Continue reading
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Curried Butternut Squash Soup – Recipe
Once again, my daughter Mika asked me to make butternut squash soup as part of my Christmas Eve menu. I had made a version of it for my 2008 Christmas Eve dinner, but I hadn’t been that thrilled with it. … Continue reading
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