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Greek Yogurt

Greek yogurt is a richer, creamier version of run-of-the-mill yogurt. I am not a lover of yogurt in general, but there’s something about silky, thick Greek-style yogurt that makes my tzatziki – and everything else […]

Coconut Chicken & Shrimp Soup
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Coconut Chicken & Shrimp Soup

I had the best Thai food of my life…in Paris…over the Thanksgiving holiday. Go figure, right? We’d spent the day strolling the rues, treated our daughter to a very hip art exhibit then headed out […]

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Baking Powder vs Baking Soda

Baking Powder vs Baking Soda – do you know the difference? Baking soda and baking powder both make baked goods rise. They each release gases that give muffins, breads and cakes a lift as they […]

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Type A- Chicken & Dumplings

Soup’s On in January! This month, to celebrate National Soup Month I’ll be co-blogging (is that a word?) with my friend, Kathy, from KidCulture.Wordpress.com. We’ll bring you one soup recipe from around the world for […]

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How to Build a Cheese Plate

No, not a plate made of cheese but a plate laden with a delicious assortment of your favorite fromages! Cheese plates or platters are excellent for holiday entertaining — they require no cooking, take minutes […]

Mother Sauce Image from DK Images
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Are You My (Mother) Sauce? | 5 Mother Sauces

The five mother sauces are the base sauces from which most other cooked sauces are made. By incorporating additional ingredients into a mother sauce, you can create numerous small or compound sauces. Let’s start at […]

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Types of Soup: Soup, Stew, Bisque, Chowder

The first soups are thought to have been fashioned by primitive man (or woman) dropping hot rocks into liquids to heat them. The liquids warmed by those hot rocks have evolved into the soups, stews, […]