peas at a party

There are moments that just cry out for comfort in a pan.  (Such as when there are contractors in your kitchen?)  For those times, this is a house favorite.  By squeezing out a lot of the traditional fat in this dish, it is almost an Anytime Food.
This lighter cousin to lasagna and sister to Baked Ziti […]

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Food blogger Dani Spies says that her pictures aren’t what she hopes for.  As for me, I just want to figure out the picture loading part (don’t ask) and then my next goal will be to match hers!
Try her Breaded Tilapia with Flax.  We loved it.  The flax wasn’t “hidden”, but it didn’t need to be. […]

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It’s just not Thanksgiving without the stuffing. Or is that dressing?
Stuffing or dressing? Sage or not? Cornbread or white bread or both? Apples? Oysters? Nuts? Sausage? In the turkey or in a baking dish?
My answers? Dressing, sage, both, no, no, no, no, no.
Everyone has an opinion […]

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Our first apartment was furnished.  Okay, not so much furnished.  It was more like the previous tenants left things behind that they didn’t think were worth moving.
There was a bed.  Actually a frame and springs and a mattress that was just fine.  Okay, it wasn’t fine.  But with a heavy duty mattress cover . . . what can I say?  We […]

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Dateline:  Houston, October 3, 2037 A.D.
We’re here on the dining terrace with the chef of Houston’s hottest new restaurant.  Trey has a growing reputation for boldly expanding the classics with new cooking techniques and flavor infusions.
P @ P:  Trey, thanks for visiting with us.  It says in my notes that you first started cooking at age […]

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