Recipes by Nanette (Page 7)

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	Ode To Joe & The Onion by Nanette "What would you bring to a desert island?" Without a doubt... olive oil, garlic and onions. There is nothing more wonderful than the smell of an onion sauteing in a pan. It is equally good raw whether it be a red onion sliced on a burger, a Walla Walla chopped in egg salad, or a sweet Vidalia diced in bruschetta.The onion is one of…	0 votes 543 views
	Made By Nonna's Hands by Nanette When Grandpa Frank died, my dad converted our two car garage into an "apartment" for Nonna. It was warm, cozy and made her very happy. I got it into my head that Nonna should not be alone and abandoned my teenager bedroom to sleep with her each night. It was some of the most cherished years of my life. We talked endlessly together.…	0 votes 275 views
	A Pie Fit For "The" King by Nanette Easter fills the world with hope, new beginnings and an awareness of grace and Christ's Divine Mercy. How wonderful that it falls in the spring...a time of renewal. Everything is tender and vibrant with new life....fresh flowers, fresh fruits & vegetables, fresh air! It is also the last feast before the women in my family diet in…	0 votes 367 views
	A Plate Of Homemade Memories by Nanette So my Mom and my sister, Joan, came north for a visit not long after Easter. They no sooner stepped off the plane and the topic was.....food. Not a big surprise. Bagels...can't get them as good as in NY(so they say). In my upstate county, there's a half a dozen bagel shops in a mile radius. They come out of the oven fragrant and hot.…	0 votes 453 views
	"Go Ahead.... Make My Chicken" by Nanette Okay, Ronni doesn't do chicken. She likes chicken. She eats chicken. She just doesn't cook chicken. Don't even leave her alone in the kitchen with a chicken....I'm not talking about a live, squawking, pecking chicken...I'm talking about a plucked, trussed chicken from the supermarket. I'm not quite sure what traumatized her. Was she…	0 votes 407 views
	To Be Or Not To Be...A Foodie by Nanette A non-foodie orders a meal in a restaurant and just eats and enjoys it. A foodie orders a meal in a restaurant and dissects the ingredients so it can be recreated at home. I am that foodie. Some eat to live....that's my husband Steve. Some live to eat...that's me, his wife. Steve tries something new, usually at the end of my fork as I…	0 votes 265 views
	To Catch A Husband by Nanette The recipe to this story is the Husband Catcher Cake. In honor of this theme, I'd like to share two short stories of Happy Endings.Mom had been dating a young man, Peter, when she was in her early twenties. He was a nice guy whose parents were friends of Mom's parents. As swell as Peter was, there weren't any "sparks", and this was a…	0 votes 283 views
	Beyond Burgers, Baked Beans & Beer by Nanette Isn't amazing when you stumble across the extraordinary in the ordinary? I was at a BBQ last weekend. The host was a former co-worker of Steve's whom I had met briefly on a few occasions. His wife was welcoming and the guests friendly. We sat at a round patio table and chatted about the usual get-to-know-you topics...how hot the…	0 votes 375 views
	Rainy With A Chance Of Fruit Cobbler by Nanette Beach House, RIBeach House Patio, RIThe fact that my life revolves around food was never more apparent than on my visit to Sunny & Russ' beach house in Rhode Island. My husband and I spent 3 1/2 days with our good friends talking, laughing, cooking, eating, cooking and eating, oh and the ladies....drinking Chocolate Martinis.We…	0 votes 655 views
	A Bit Of Tuscany In The Hudson Valley by Nanette Labor Day Weekend 2010 and the "unofficial" end of summer. It had been the hottest summer on record, reports indicated that it was above average temps even for Africa. There were 35 days in NY with 90 degrees or higher. The warm weather started in April and I'm not sure if we've seen the last of it. But Labor Day weekend was…	0 votes 375 views