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Recipes by Ron Merlin (Page 8)

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Pressure Cooker Rice Pudding

Pressure Cooker Rice Pudding by Ron Merlin

So I went and bought a Pressure Cooker. I've never cooked with one so I'll be playing around with it and trying different things which you'll see blogged in the upcoming weeks.Here it is. Presto 8-Quart Triple Clad Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker.The very first thing I made was Old Fashioned Rice pudding. I remember eating Rice…

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Currant Oatmeal Scones

Currant Oatmeal Scones by Ron Merlin

Do you like scones? I sure do, and every time I make them, I think, "Why don't I make scones more often?"Adapted from Joy the Baker website. Thanks Joy. Great scone recipe!In a mixing bowl beat eggs together with sugar then mix in buttermilk. In a separate bowl cut in the butter into the flour. Use a pastry cutter, or your fingers…

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Pressure Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs

Pressure Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs by Ron Merlin

Spaghetti and meatballs in 10 minutes and it tastes like it was slow cooked for hours. I'm not joking.A deep, tangy and robust taste, sauce as smooth as butter, and the most tender meatballs one can make I think.You can slow cook this same recipe for hours and if you do. Save half the sauteed onions and half the spices to be added…

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Popcorn Ice Cream

Popcorn Ice Cream by Ron Merlin

I know. Dull picture. There are some things you just can't photograph well. And this is one of them. Popcorn Ice Cream. Who EVER heard of Popcorn Ice Cream. I certainly hadn't. But here's what happened.The internet food group/ad group I belong to is Food Buzz. They had a "Community Dinner" affair in my town of Seattle and invited me…

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Sweet Potato Carrot Soup

Sweet Potato Carrot Soup by Ron Merlin

Allright! It's officially Autumn. I know because I live in Seattle, WA and it's freaking raining on me like 4 times a day.But, I have to admit, a lot of the time, I don't really mind the rain. I like waking up, and it's still dark, and raining outside, and the sounds lull me back to sleep.Ever walked through a gentle rain? Like mist?…

2 votes
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Cauliflower Swiss Cheese Soup

Cauliflower Swiss Cheese Soup by Ron Merlin

There's a bakery here in Seattle close by my work called Macrina's Bakery. They offer a wide selection of all types of breads, sandwiches, rolls, pizza and desserts and pastries.One of the things I discovered though, for lunch is their soup. Their soups are so, so good. Last week I had a bowl of Cauliflower Swiss Cheese soup that was…

2 votes
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Pressure Cooker Pot Roast

Pressure Cooker Pot Roast by Ron Merlin

If you've been reading my blog, you know I'm about Pressure Cooking now. I'm just loving it. It still blows my mind how fast things will cook and yet the taste is still what you are searching for.Have you ever slow-cooked Spaghetti sauce for instance for hours? You know delicious it is, the flavors so well blended together, the…

2 votes
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Cinnamon Swirl Bread

Cinnamon Swirl Bread by Ron Merlin

Every once in a while, ya just get a hankering for something, ya know? Last weekend, I just HAD to have some Cinnamon Bread, homemade of course. So I made some. I usually don't follow recipes when making bread because I know how to adjust ingredients to affect the outcome of what I want. But in my reading recipes anyway, I came across…

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Curried Lentil Soup

Curried Lentil Soup by Ron Merlin

Here's a soup I think you'll enjoy.What kicked this off is some Curried Butternut Squash soup I had for lunch from a bakery close by my work. It was so good and I'm not normally a curry person, but I am now. Especially after making this Curried Lentil Soup. The taste of the soup is intriguing. At first it's just the delicious flavor…

1 vote
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Waffle Cookies

Waffle Cookies by Ron Merlin

Surfing through tons of recipes as I sometimes do, I came across an unusual cookie I hadn't seen before. Naturally, I just had to make them.It's a lighter dough that you bake in a waffle iron! They came out very well, and were a hit at work.On the one hand you can only bake 4 at a time, but they bake very quickly, just like a waffle…

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