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Red Potato Salad
Bought a bag of baby red potatoes a few weeks ago while they were on sale. Yesterday, I got a hankering for potato salad to go along with some burgers.
Take 2 1/2 pounds of red potatoes and boil until tender, after they cool, cut into small chunks. Don’t peel, the skin is good for you. [...]
Popcorn At Home
I still have to admit that I love popcorn at the theatre, even though it is definitely not a health food. It becomes addictive, and usually turns into a meal. At home, we used to use microwave popcorn; but in all honesty, while it’s easier, it turns out to be expensive per serving.
We usually now, [...]
Ballpark Burgers
Spring is here and soon baseball will be back. I love catching a Bulls game, even though I am a die hard Cubs fan, the Bulls are a lot closer.
I usually think hot dogs for a ball game but burgers are now common too. I love a good burger but how about a 4,800 calorie [...]
Lemon Roll Cake
The request was for something “lemony”. I have never made a jelly roll type cake before, so I was game. I found a recipe in a Better Homes & Garden, and went to work.
I learned that a sponge cake, has no added fat except for eggs. So here we go. I beat 3 eggs until [...]
Less Fat Frying
I watched a show on the Food Network a couple of days ago, and it was science based. They studied how much fat gets absorbed by frying in different bases. Most of the food absorbed about the same amount of fat from frying. The vegetable and canola oils had the “healthiest” of fats from frying. The lard had [...]
Fake but Tasty Pizza
I was looking for something quick and tasty to make last night. I had flour tortillas, some shredded mozzerella cheese, a jar of pasta sauce, a few olives.
I have found the flour tortillas make a good thin crust pizza. I add some cheese to the top of one tortilla, then I place a second tortilla [...]
Irish Food
Having a mom from Ireland, I always had Irish food on St. Patrick’s day. My mom would make corned beef and cabbage. I will be honest, my favorite food type is Italian, not Irish. So, I have never been a big fan of the traditional Irish dinner. Fortunately for me, I only had to eat [...]
Turkey Time
Bought a frozen turkey breast last November. I finally got it out of the freezer this weekend. It was easy to thaw, outside in the rain on Friday and part of Saturday. I felt the temperature of 39 to 41 degrees was safe.
The one big bugaboo about turkey breast is how moist can you make [...]
Tourney Food
Here we go, the ACC tournament is this weekend. Even though the tournament started yesterday, I remember when there were 8 teams and the tourney started on Friday. So I always think the true tourney starts today.
While watching the games, food is an important component. I a plan having pizza and at some point I will [...]
Chalupas and Basketball, Latin Style
Watched the Carolina/Duke game at a friend’s house yesterday; good game and good food. Our hostess was from Costa Rica and I looked forward to what she might cook up.
I heard of chalupas from the Taco Bell commercials, even though I never had one there. I feel like I got to eat real southern Mexican [...]
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