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313I’ve been making this cheesecake at Thanksgiving for years and it’s always a crowd pleaser. The Whipped cream topping is particularly good with the pumpkin spices; the addition of sour cream gives it a crème fraiche quality.
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314These brownies were popular when I was growing up and I saw them being made recently on an episode of Cook’s Country and thought I would give them a try. They were a BIG hit! Toasting the pecans is crucial to the brownie flavor. Using the aluminum foil lini…
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315This is a quick dessert that’s perfect for two people. Use your favorite apples, I like to use a combo of Granny Smith with Cortland, Macoun, Empire, Macs, or Rome
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316This is a delicious moist, dark, spicy pumpkin bread. It’s perfect on its own, or you can make “sandwiches” with cream cheese and thinly sliced apples. The cornmeal gives the bread a great texture.
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317A great fall dish - serve this with a baked sweet potatoes and green peas. Dried cranberries or chopped dried apricots can be substituted for the cherries.
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318Biscuits and gravy is a popular breakfast dish in the South. It consists of buttermilk biscuits covered in thick "country" or "white" gravy made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, white flour, milk, and often bits of real sausage, bacon, ground beef…
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320This is quick and tasty weeknight meal that comes together quickly. Make sure to use a non stick skillet with a tight fitting lid.
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322This is a very easy dessert and is made even easier with ready to use Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry. Use a cast iron skillet to ensure that butter and sugar caramelize.
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323One of my favorite mashed potato recipes - great with Glazed Turkey Meatloaf - http://tinyurl.com/yljneph
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324These eggs cook very quickly, so it’s important to have everything ready to eat before you start to cook them. You can use your favorite smoked salmon, but I like one that I discovered in Alaska called Silver Lining – www.salmonetc.com
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325I found this recipe in Cooking for Two and thought it sounded quick and tasty. The soft yolk in the fried egg creates a savory sauce with the pasta and parmesan cheese. Read the recipe a couple of times, there are several steps and it all comes together pre…
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326These moist and flavorful turkey burgers are always a hit when I serve them to friends.
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327This is a great lasagna, and I find it very handy to make 2 small pans of it, one to bake right away, the other to freeze for another time.
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329These individual soufflés are handy for dinner parties because they can be made ahead and kept in the freezer and baked when needed. Cook’s Illustrated suggests a Mocha alternative by adding one tablespoon of instant coffee powder dissolved in one tablespoo…
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330I use pumpkin all year long, but it’s especially nice during the autumn months. These muffins are lightly sweetened with brown sugar, and stay very moist. Pumpkin works particularly well with whole wheat and creates a very tender muffin. This recipe also wo…
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331Snickerdoodles are a New England favorite, but the exact origin of the cookie seems to be a mystery. The Joy of Cooking claims that Snickerdoodles are probably German in origin, and that the name is a corruption of the German word Schneckennudeln, which mea…
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332The real secret to a great Margarita is choosing the best tequila, so save these for special occasions with just a few friends. Start this recipe the day before your party – it’s worth it. The longer the zest and juice mixture is allowed to steep, the more…
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334The Alaskan Fudge Company ( http://www.alaskanfudge.com ) is located in beautiful downtown Juneau, Alaska. They claim to have the best fudge in Alaska and after purchasing several boxes to take back to the cruise ship (and having none left to bring home) ,…
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335Executive Chef Franck Tieban of Holland America’s Westerdam (click to see ship -- Holland America Westerdam ) took time out of his busy day to give me a tour of the ship’s enormous kitchen. Chef Franck is extremely talented and very friendly, and enjoys tal…
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336Poke Cake was created by Jell-O in 1969 to help increase sales of their product. I saw this recipe on a cooking show a couple of months ago, and they had updated the method to include real strawberries (and less Jell-O) which made the dessert more appealing…
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