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Birthday Cinnamon Raisin Rolls and A Break

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Every year as my birthday nears my poor husband must endure the same torture. A week before he starts dropping hints about it in hopes that I’ll give him a firm answer as to what gift I would like this year. Never, in all the birthdays we’ve shared, have I given him a definitive answer [...]

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Homemade Bagels: A Work In Progress

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Have you ever made bagels? When the craving for a bagel strikes I reach for the yeast, flour, sugar, salt, water and my mixing bowl. I mix the ingredients, wait for the dough to rise, knead, shape, boil and bake. The smell always puts the craving into overdrive and I can never wait for the [...]

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Habanero, Rum and Molasses Pulled Pork Sandwiches

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My husband and I often talk about American foods he grew up eating and Mexican foods I ate as a child. Many times we end up discovering foods from each other’s culture’s that we hadn’t heard of. For the most part, because we currently live in Europe and many Mexican ingredients aren’t available here, I [...]

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Broiled Pork Chops with Horseradish and Savory Baked Apples

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When my family moved to the USA school for me was about learning the language and keeping up with the curriculum. Learning the culture and traditions of American school was also a big part of my school days. One new experience that particularly sticks out is Valentine’s Day traditions. During those years (mid 80s) the [...]

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Men in Tight Uniforms and Yummy Super Bowl Eats

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Next Sunday, February 3, in the city of New Orleans there will be a gathering of men in tight uniforms. They will be there to play a game called “football”. This game is played on a large green field that is decorated with a bunch of white lines and numbers…I think they have to do [...]

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New England Boil Dinner or Boiled Smoked Pork Shoulder Dinner

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Up until one year ago I had no idea what a New England Boil Dinner was. It was my husband who discovered it online then asked me to make it. After his explanation and some joint Googling we determined that it was quite similar to the Irish-American St. Patrick’s meal of corned beef and cabbage. [...]

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Hoppin’ John for a Lucky New Year

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Can you believe we are hours away from wrapping up 2012? I’m still wondering where the past 364 days went. Like any other year, and like many of you, there was good and there was some bad too. Through it all I try to count myself lucky for all the good and all that I [...]

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