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Easy Home made Applesauce
Looking for something sweet to serve as a snack, or side dish to go with pork or chicken recipes? Homemade applesauce is one of the easiest recipes out there. There is no earthy reason to buy it at the store when you can have it done in about 30 minutes and the home made version […]
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Easy and Fast Egg Muffins – Fast Food Alternative
When you are in a hurry in the morning but still want something tasty for breakfast, it is often easiest and fastest to do a drive through at a local fast food chain. But wait – this is not even a choice, when you have these tasty egg muffins on hand. Make them when you […]
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Bacon Wrapped Halibut – Fish Recipe – Main Course or Appetizer
This bacon wrapped haddock recipe is easy to make and adds a lovely smoky flavor to any plain whitefish. Everything goes better with bacon, so the saying goes! And that goes for a mild flavored white fish like halibut, which often needs a little something extra for best taste. This recipe for bacon wrapped halibut […]
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Bacon Wrapped Pork Medallions
Bacon and pork – both tasty on their own, but put them together and you have a wowser of a dish. These yummy pork chops are very easy to make and just plain delicious. They have a lovely blend of spices to flavor the pork and the medallion is wrapped in a slice of […]
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Salmon with Mango and Corn Salsa
This recipe for salmon with mango and corn salsa is refreshing and super easy to do. Salmon is my favorite fish. I’m not a fan of white fish unless it is very, very fresh (as in right out of the water into the boat) but salmon appeals to me even if first frozen. This recipe […]
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Mushroom Chicken with White Wine Sauce
This mushroom chicken recipe is a twist on the traditional marsala recipe. It is light and hearty, and has tons of flavor. One of my favorite recipes is my remake of chicken Marsala. It is easy to do and makes a great dinner party entrée. Tonight, we will use white wine and tarragon to give […]
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Searching the Web for Best Healthy Recipes
New Year is a time for resolutions, and one of them is often finding more healthy recipes. Still managing to stick to my resolve to eat in a more healthy way for the New Year. How about you? Are you still feeling motivated, or have the resolutions gone bye bye? Here are some more of […]
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Spinach Gouda and Onion Quiche
This spinach and onion quiche is hearty and filling and will please even the most ardent meat eaters in your life. I am a quiche girl and my husband loves them too. There is nothing quite like the combination of eggs, cheese and cream with your favorite veggies to say that you are going to […]
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Grapefruit Juice Ice Cubes
What could be better in a grapefruit based cocktail than these grapefruit ice cubes? What do you do when you have a huge bag of grapefruit that you thought were oranges? Why juice some of them and freeze the juice to use later, suggests a fan of the Gardening Cook on Facebook – Violet Roew. […]
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Grapefruit Honey Vinaigrette Dressing
This tangy grapefruit honey vinaigrette dressing is fast and easy to do and uses up grapefruit if you happen to have some that are starting to be not so great for eating. (Or if you buy them instead of oranges by mistake like I recently did.) The dressing is so easy to do. Just assemble […]
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Grapefruit Cranberry Sea Breeze Cocktail – Cocktails with Vodka
Grapefruit juice is a great ingredient for many cocktail recipes, and is an excellent citrus to use because it adds a touch of sour to the drinks. This grapefruit cranberry sea breeze cocktail is the perfect drink for a hot summer evening. Nothing beats the heat in the summer like citrus based drinks. Then lend […]
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Simple Tasty Delight: Sweet & Tart Baked Grapefruit
I like grapefruit, it is so tart and refreshing. Normally, I just slice it in half and add a bit of Splenda to the top and enjoy it. This baked grapefruit has a lovely topping to it and is so warm and inviting. It makes the perfect fall breakfast recipe. Then one of my fans […]
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Spun Sugar Poached Pears
These spun sugar poached pears look much more difficult than they actually are. The resulting dessert is perfect for any special occasion. I am normally not one for fancy desserts that take a lot of time to prepare. I just don’t have the extra time that they require. But this recipe for spun sugar poached […]
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Sirloin Steaks with Baileys Irish Cream and Whiskey Sauce
These sirloin steaks have a lovely sauce made from Baileys Irish cream, Irish whiskey, butter and parsley. They are very easy to make and taste amazing. We barbecue at our house every Saturday. My husband is the grill master and I come up with the recipes. Tonight I gave him the night off and made […]
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Best Healthy Recipes – Nutritious Taste Sensations
Searching the Web for Best Healthy Recipes January is always a time for me to rethink my eating habits. Like so many others, I gain weight over the holidays and try to start anew on New Years day. For the past few years, I have found that although I really love great tasting (and naughty) […]
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Beer Brined Grilled Pork Chops with Sage Rub
This recipe for beer brined grilled pork chops uses Killian’s Irish Red beer plus brown sugar and agave syrup which compliments the natural sweetness of the pork and add some complexity as well. Using sage in this rub gives the pork chops an nice earthy flavor. See my tips for growing sage here. We grill […]
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Galvanized Garden Decor – So Popular
Galvanized garden decor is quite popular right now. It has a rustic appeal and seems to go well with plants and other outside items. I particularly like to use galvanized planters for indoor plants, so that they will keep their lovely condition without worrying about the weather. From watering cans, to milk jugs and large […]
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Home made Corn Chowder
This is the month of comfort foods for me. Rich, hearty dishes like this home made corn chowder seem to hit the spot perfectly when the weather is cold and the days are short. This recipe is lovely and creamy. It can even be a meal by itself since it is very filling because it […]
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The Best of The Gardening Cook in 2013
January is always a time of reflection for me. I look back over the previous year – see what worked and what didn’t and make plans for the new year. Often the plans have to do with my weight. Alas, I always seem to have a new year’s resolution aimed at something to do with […]
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Coffee Grounds for Hydrangeas, Roses and Camellias – A Natural Fertilizer
Using left over coffee grounds for roses and other plants that like a boost in nitrogen is a natural way to add fertilizer to your garden plants without the use of harsh chemicals. Don’t throw out those used coffee grounds. There are lots of ways to put them use in your garden. And more to the […]
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Wander Through The Best of Nature on the Web
My Favorite TV channel is Home and Garden TV. It stands to reason, then, that I would add a page to my site called Best Gardens. I am a gardener at heart. I have loved to garden since I was a little girl. I even had a business in Australia where I sold house plants […]
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Caramel Pecan Bars
I am not much of a pecan eater. But mix them with brown sugar and butter and I am hooked. It was all I could do to keep my spoon out of the batter for these Caramel pecan bars, “just to make sure it tasted right.” And as an added bonus, I was able to […]
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Ham and Vegetable Casserole
This recipe for a ham and vegetable casserole is delicious, easy to make and takes the left over ham to a brand new dimension. My family loved it! Printable Recipe: Casserole with Vegetables and Left over Ham Looking for a great tasting casserole to use up some left over ham? I recently made a delicious […]
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Raspberry Chicken with Roasted Rosemary Squash
This recipe for raspberry chicken with roasted rosemary squash is full of flavor. It is perfect for a cool autumn night. The chicken has a delightful sweet/savory topping and the onions and squash are infused with the flavor of rosemary, balsamic vinegar and olive oil. My garden produced well this year and I got a […]
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The Best Ever Chicken Recipes
This collection of best ever chicken recipes is sure to start your new year off on the right foot. It’s January. Each year, it seems that something to do with losing weight is one of my new year’s resolutions. This year is no exception. When I am trying to lose weight, I always eat a […]
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Turkey Parmesan with Home Made Marinara and Sartori Cheese
This recipe for Turkey Parmesan uses healthy, low fat turkey tenderloin cutlets, coated in Panko bread crumbs and topped with a home made marinara sauce and grated Sartori cheese. Printable Recipe – Turkey Parmesan with Home Made Marinara and Sartori Cheese Don’t let the fact that it is baked keep you from trying it. The […]