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Quick Bolognese Sauce

OK…perhaps “more quickly prepared” is more accurate. Bolognese sauce is a very traditional, long-simmering, meat sauce for pasta. My method capitalizes on the “quick cooking” aspect rather than the traditional aspect and may give a true Italian pause. But, I love it. Would that I had veal and pork to add to the sauce …click to continue Quick Bolognese Sauce

Taco Seasoning

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Better tasting, cheaper, easy, infinitely customizable, and fun. How can you argue with that? I’ve always wondered what was in the little packets of taco seasoning at the grocery store. The back label gives you some guesses, but you are never really sure. They work. Don’t get me wrong, I have no beef, so …click to continue Taco Seasoning

Green Chile, Beef & Corn Pudding Casserole

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Do you ever eat something wonderful and can’t get over just how darned ugly it is? Food photography makes me laugh sometimes because it is the ultimate in what my husband would call “putting a pig in a dress.” Under no circumstances in the real world, other than photographing it for potential internet distribution, …click to continue Green Chile, Beef & Corn Pudding Casserole

Meatballs, two ways

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This is primarily about these glossy and beautiful cocktail meatballs. I think there is something incredibly 1970’s about serving meatballs as an hor d’oeuvre…especially slathered in barbeque sauce. But, I think we need to start an “everything old is new again” trend and bring back the meatball. This is my mother’s recipe. And, before …click to continue Meatballs, two ways