Recipes by Michelle M (Page 28)
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SeeingThere was a time when it would upset me. Hearing his voice. Seeing his glasses on a table top. It took me a while to adjust.We were tight. The two of us. I was the first granchild. The only girl grandbaby for 18 years. Seeing that in writing strikes me only now.He died suddenly in 2001. For years afterwards, my grandma kept… |
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See Ya In the Gumbo #45 (potluck)See ya in the gumbo!My great grandpa said this instead of "good-bye." It means see ya out there in the mix.Gumbo is a mix of various ingredients. And no two people make it the same way.To "make a gumbo" means much more than cooking. When someone says "I'm making a gumbo," it means family and friends are invited.I invite you to join… |
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Downs and UpsThis week's See Ya In the Gumbo is HERE.Beloved Creole Tomatoes on the menu today. In the form of a tomato-y, garlicky, creamy salad dressing.But first a couple of ups and downs.The Boy's favorite class, in fact.More and more often, children are being raised on McDonald's instead of being raised on rice & gravy.Too often I see… |
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See Ya In the Gumbo # 44 (potluck)See ya in the gumbo!My great grandpa said this instead of "good-bye." It means see ya out there in the mix.Gumbo is a mix of various ingredients. And no two people make it the same way.To "make a gumbo" means much more than cooking. When someone says "I'm making a gumbo," it means family and friends are invited.I invite you to join… |
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See Ya In the Gumbo # 43 (potluck)See ya in the gumbo!My great grandpa said this instead of "good-bye." It means see ya out there in the mix.Gumbo is a mix of various ingredients. And no two people make it the same way.To "make a gumbo" means much more than cooking. When someone says "I'm making a gumbo," it means family and friends are invited.I invite you to join… |
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Green, Green, GreenThis week's theme for I Heart Cooking Clubs is "Green, Green, Green."Maybe I should call it Peppers, Peppers, Peppers.(Except there are only two peppers.)This is my version of Rick Bayless's Quick-Seared Poblano Beef Tips.(Except there's no beef.)Bayless says that any meat can be used. I decided that any pepper can be too and used a… |
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Plan BMost of the time if a recipe doesn't work out, I move on. Let it be. Forget about it.On to bigger and (hopefully) better things to make with my ingredients.If you've ever grown banana peppers,you know there's never a shortage.Always a "looking for something to do with them."A lady from my recipe swap group had an abundance of banana… |
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See Ya In the Gumbo # 42 (potluck)See ya in the gumbo!My great grandpa said this instead of "good-bye." It means see ya out there in the mix.Gumbo is a mix of various ingredients. And no two people make it the same way.To "make a gumbo" means much more than cooking. When someone says "I'm making a gumbo," it means family and friends are invited.I invite you to join… |
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IHCC--Nieves: Icy Cold TreatsAt this point in the year, boy do I need an icy cold treat.Being a New Orleans girl (ya know, land of the drive-thru daiquiri stand), I couldn't resist making Banana Daiquiris from Rick Bayless for this week's I Heart Cooking Clubs theme.Plus, I was inspired by the fact that we had zero winter and my banana plant didn't die back. It… |
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For the BirdsWe went on vacation recently. Had to schedule it right in the middle of prime fig time.I hoped that there would still be some left when we returned. Last year (after fig season, naturally) I came across a recipe for Figs Royale.Been dying to try it ever since.So I had to have a serious talk with the birds. Make a pact. They could… |
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