September 2009

Waxing Philosophical about Cooking in the Mountains – Jenn Needs to Bake!

September 30, 2009

Ah, beautiful, isn’t it?  I love being in the mountains.   I mean, just LOOK at this gorgeous color! The mountains are just beautiful.  Calming. Relaxing. Are you relaxed yet? We are! As you can probably tell, I’m not really completely roughing it, not if I can find a great coffee shop with access to [...]

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Salsa Chicken – a Family Original Recipe

September 27, 2009

If you search for “salsa chicken” on the internet, there are hundreds of various recipes around – but by far the best is what I am going to show today, my family’s original recipe for salsa chicken.  This recipe developed from my dad experimenting in the kitchen, and over the years it has evolved into [...]

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Ranginak

September 25, 2009

My husband LOVES dates.  I mean, not just in a “oh there are some dates I think I’ll eat them” kind of way, but an “OMG dates!!! Dates!!! Must enjoy and eat them now!!” kind of way.  I think he loves dates about as much as I love strawberries.  They are absolutely his favorite fruit [...]

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Mango and Hickory Smoked Ribs

September 22, 2009

While it is still warm out during these last few days of summer (hello Autumn! You officially started today!), we had a family BBQ with some slow cooked hickory smoked ribs, and a delicious mango sauce.  This recipe was adapted from a recipe found in one of my favorite cooking magazines that I subscribe to, [...]

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Bouillabaisse

September 20, 2009

This post is my submission to September’s “Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten Free!” event, hosted this month by Gluten Free Gidget.  The theme this month was Disney.  The first thing that came to mind was one of my favorite movies as a little kid, “The Little Mermaid”.   I immediately thought of the scene where [...]

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There's Popcorn in my Tea!

September 18, 2009

The nights are starting to be a wee bit chilly now that we are heading full force into Autumn here in New England.  ’Tis the time for oversized woolen sweaters, cinnamon sticks, and cuddling up with a good book warmed by the radiating heat of the wood stove.  I’ve even begun seeing a few pockets [...]

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