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Peas and Greens Soup

January 10, 2012

Facebook is such an incredible thing. The brainchild of some wonderfully bright college students, it has grown in just a few years into the major social media site on the internet today. Facebook is great for keeping up with all the comings and goings of your family and friends, but what I like best is [...]

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Bacon Roasted Chicken Thighs

April 20, 2011

Chicken thighs. With bacon. And potatoes. Roasted. Enough said. But seriously, doesn’t bacon make most anything better? Crispy, salty bacon has to be one of the most perfect tastes in the world. I’ve often said that I believe bacon must be what they greet you with when you arrive in Heaven. And you can eat all you [...]

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Carne Asada Tacos

March 5, 2010

I still remember the first time I ever had Carne Asada Tacos. It was in Albany, Georgia, at the El Maya II mexican restaurant. I ordered them because I wanted something different from my usual soft beef tacos with a side of frijoles. And what a perfect choice it was! I remember the burst of flavor [...]

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Bistro Chicken

January 8, 2010

I found this recipe for Bistro Chicken on the Kraft Foods web site a while back and since I happened to have some chicken breasts on hand I thought I’d give it a try. It turned out to be a keeper! It was simple and quick to put together and uses ingredients that most of [...]

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Red Rice

January 4, 2010

Another one of BeeBop’s favorites! Red Rice. Based on the famed Charleston Red Rice. Sort of. Well, kinda. It’s similar anyway. If you’re a fan of Low Country cooking, please indulge me. I know this is not the accurate, authentic Charleston Red Rice. It does have one thing in common, however. It’s good! When BeeBop [...]

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Simple Grilled Fish

October 8, 2009

Last Christmas BeeBop gave me a George Foreman grill. I had wanted one for quite a while and was very happy to get it. And for about a month I used that thing nearly every day. Then it got into the back of the cabinet and I kind of forgot about it. You know the [...]

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Hambone Soup

September 21, 2009

It’s getting to be that time of year when everyone starts to think of soups and stews. The leaves are just on the verge of turning. There’s even an occasional morning when the temperature is noticeably cooler and the air less humid. Days like these make us all start wanting to settle in for cooler weather, don’t [...]

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Seafood Casserole

September 16, 2009

Who doesn’t love a one-dish meal? Something that you can put together, stick in a pot or the oven and forget until it’s done. Soups, stews, crock-pot meals, casseroles. Most can be made ahead and cooked whenever you’re ready. All are great choices for busy cooks. This casserole combines some of our favorite things – [...]

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Creamy Shrimp and Pasta

August 18, 2009

I got a new cookbook! (and BeeBop’s looking at me like, “yeah, so what else is new?”) I do love cookbooks. I have an extensive collection. No, it’s not an addiction. It’s…it’s…it’s just a collection. Really it is. This new one is Cooking Light’s Superfast Suppers and it has some really great sounding, quick to [...]

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