Ground Venison Casserole with Corn Muffin Topping One of the things I love to do in my kitchen is come up with modern and interesting spins on classic recipes. Perhaps it comes from inheriting a number of my grandmother's vintage cookbooks from the 50s, 60s and 70s, many of which used canned and processed ingredients to ...
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So, what's been cooking lately? Here's a round up of some interesting new dishes I tried, both from my cookbooks and from online recipes. Still on a bit of a Ming Tsai kick, I tried another dish from his Simply Ming: One Pot Meals cookbook: Lion's Head and Snow Cabbage with House Rice. I did use ...
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I love beautiful, fresh tuna, especially prepared in a Japanese style either just barely-seared on the grill or completely raw as sushi. But it's hard to get true sushi-grade tuna, so most of the time when I am able to get tuna steaks I do them in a brief marinade and then grilled or broiled ...
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Are you looking for a simple weeknight dinner you can make for your family - or maybe a great party dish that is colorful, tasty and can be made in advance? If so, try my easy Tuna Pasta Salad Niçoise! It's a French twist on a classic pasta salad with canned tuna fish. This salad ...
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An Easy Chili Recipe Using Ground Pork and Beans Ground pork is perfect as the base for a hearty and satisfying chili that cooks up quickly and can easily feed a crowd. It's a great dish for parties, too - something you can make in advance and everyone can top their chili however they like it: ...
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The "South Jersey Foodie" is Nicole Pellegrini, sometimes known as sockii. She enjoys life as a writer, artist, webmaster, crafter and avid food-lover living in some of the last vestiges of active farmland in Gloucester County, New Jersey. She shares her home with her partner David, a podiatrist in Woodbury NJ and their six cats: Peanut, Norman, Sammo, Mischief, George and Benny.
I believe in enjoying life - and that includes enjoying as many different kinds and styles of food as possible. I am an omnivore with a personal passion for small, sustainable, ethical farming and natural foods. I have little patience for the "Food Police" or those who advocate that one dietary plan is the only "right" one for everyone. Find your personal balance and conscience; make food a joy in your life - that's my motto.
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