Recipes by Alyssa Short
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Famous Dave's Chocolate CakeFamous Dave's Chocolate CakeThe hubby and I didn't cook much this week, for a few reasons. First off, we both got sick, and there was no eating for a few days. Secondly, I made a pasta bake, the leftovers of which seemed to never end.Mmm ... pasta bake ... can it be considered fancy if you gussy it up with all kinds of fresh… |
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Hibachi Chicken and SteakHibachi Chicken and SteakThe hubby and I love eating at Japanese restaurants, and while the hubby always starts off with some spicy sushi, I save my appetite for the hibachi dishes.That's pretty easy to do when I don't like sushi. You have now witnessed the full extent of my willpower.It seems like it should be something that's pretty… |
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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cup CookiesChocolate-Peanut Butter Cup CookiesThe hubby and I were on our weekly Sunday morning bagel-buying excursion yesterday when I told him I thought we should have some fresh cookies. He said, "Ooh, you should make the brown ones."The brown ones? What do they have in them? "I dunno." Were they the ones I made when you guys went fishing? "I… |
2 votes
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Slow-cooked Turkey Breast with GravyWhen it comes to holiday cooking -- or entertaining in general -- I typically find the logistical side of things much more daunting than the actual cooking. Figuring out when to make everything so it's all done at the same time is challenging, but finding space to cook it all can be almost impossible.This fall, I tested various… |
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Fresh Raspberry PieI've never been a huge fan of raspberries, but last summer, I was asked to taste-test some of the winning entries at our local 4-H Achievement Days. (Yeah, twist my arm.) My photographer/brother kept raving about this pie, which I was reluctant to try because it looked so ... raspberryish. But I finally relented.And the pie was beyond… |
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Ricotta Cheese Sugar CookiesRicotta Cheese Sugar CookiesAnyone who knows me knows that I don't celebrate Valentine's Day. And yet, this afternoon found me in the kitchen, dutifully spreading pink glaze on cookies and dusting them with red sprinkles.The hubby has strep throat, so he's had a pretty crappy weekend. Jack got hives a few days ago and has a cold, so… |
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Spinach, Artichoke, and Roasted Red Pepper DipSpinach, Artichoke, and Roasted Red Pepper DipThe hubster and I were lucky enough to host a Thanksgiving potluck this year, which I love doing. We invite both sides of our immediate family, so we're the lucky ones who get to spend the holiday with all our favorite people. And we get the best of all food worlds. My dad's hamkey gravy.… |
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Peanut Butter Swirl FudgePeanut Butter Swirl FudgeThe hubby loves fudge at Christmas, and he loves chocolate and peanut butter (you know, like most normal people), so it should stand to reason that he should love chocolate and peanut butter swirled together in fudge, right? Right.There's no surprise twist to this story. The hubby does like peanut butter swirl… |
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Angie's Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice SoupAngie's Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice SoupAngie is a high school friend of the hubby's, and she makes wonderful chocolate chip cookies. And pizza. And wontons. And nachos. And everything else that she's ever cooked for us. She sent this recipe to me a few weeks ago, and if Angie likes it, it's gotta be good. And pretty quick. Angie's… |
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Grilled Corn with Garlic Butter and ParmesanSo along with his splendid flank steak last weekend, the hubby made grilled corn that was, hands down, the best corn on the cob I've ever had. We typically boil corn on the cob, just because it's kind of an afterthought and we don't have to keep an eye on it that way. I've grilled it a time or two with so-so results, and it just… |
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