Category: Food
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Risotto Caprese
From the book, The Catholic Table by Emily Simpson Chapman WOW! This is one of those recipes that you can’t believe how good it is! I will definitely make this again soon! I made it according to the directions and it is an involved recipe. You start with fresh garlic in a sauce pan with…
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Ice Cream Sodas
My grandpa owned the Dale Dairy Dell in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He loved making ice cream sodas for us – and making sure we made them correctly – so that the ice cream did not crystalize!!! Every year on his birthday, and his anniversary of his entrance to heaven, we make ice cream sodas in his…
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Hummingbird Cake
I came across this recipe from Chef Billy Parisi and I loved the name. It sound like Spring to me! After ready the description and ingredients, I just had to make it. It is described as carrot cake where you substitute bananas for the carrots. It’s not hard to make, just has a lot of…
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Best Blueberry Muffins
This is a winner! I got this recipe from my good friend Carol Jewell . It’s an easy recipe and you can sub any fruit in for the blueberries. The easy added touch that makes everyone ask what store I bought them from is the sugar that you sprinkle on top. When you take a…
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Grilled peaches and plums
Summer is here! There are so many yummy ways to have fruit for dessert to make healthier desserts! We decided we wanted to use peaches and plums. It’s a little early in the season, but I was able to find both at the grocery store. All you have to do is cut the fruit in…
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Brian’s burgers
Brian has been working on his hamburger recipe and he believes he just perfected it! Our daughter said “These are the best burgers I’ve ever had” and that sealed the recipe! We bought 1/8 of a cow last fall, so we used that ground beef. That alone does make a better burger!! Assembling the ingredients.…
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Summer Salad
I call this Red Bird Salad after the restaurant that sells a similar version of it. I like naming recipes by where or who I get them from since it brings back good memories when I make it. You can start with any greens. I like to use spinach and arugula but today, I tried…
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Banana bread
I had three ripe bananas sitting on my counter so I decided to make some banana bread. I was torn between freezing the bananas for another day, and making the bread to freeze. I made the bread! A tip I learned about freezing bananas is peel them first and put the correct number you need…
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Mexican Meatloaf – easy and healthy
I’ve never been much of a meatloaf person, but I was given this recipe as a healthy meatloaf to use as a lean meal and I made it for my husband and I. It was so good that I made it for my family and everyone really liked it. I usually make it ahead of…
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One Skillet Lemon Butter Chicken and Orzo by Half Baked Harvest
My daughter found this recipe that we just had to try it! We made it together, and it was so easy and so yummy! It’s very basic ingredients and only takes 45 minutes to make. We made this to put in her freezer and it was just as good after being frozen. I love that…