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Recipes by Veronica Gantley (Page 8)

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Watermelon Pickles

Watermelon Pickles by Veronica Gantley

Watermelon PicklesMy garden is winding down. Especially my cucumbers. I have both bread and butter and dill pickles as far as the eye can see. I have also canned some salsa with the tomatoes and peppers I have from my garden.I tried my hand at peach barbecue sauce over the summer and was not impressed. So I was on the search to…

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Pineapple Agua Fresca

Pineapple Agua Fresca by Veronica Gantley

Pineapple Rosemary Agua Fresca for AssumptionToday is the feast of the Assumption. The Assumption is the feast of the Blessed VIrgin Mary. It is one of the grandest feasts in the Catholic Calendar year.Today the church celebrates her departure from this world into heaven, body and soul.There are many things that resemble Mary on this…

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Funeral Ham and Cheese

Funeral Ham and Cheese by Veronica Gantley

Funeral Ham and Cheese BiscuitsA few years back when my Father-in-Law Bob passed away the last thing our family was thinking of was food.I think the last thing anyone was thinking of was food.It is funny when a loved one dies, it is as if time stands still, if only for a moment. We do realize that life does go on, sometimes we need…

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Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes by Veronica Gantley

Fried Green TomatoesYou know there is an art to making the perfect fried green tomato. The breading for me kind of has to be similar to the batter we use for onion rings. If you just use flour, it seems a bit to soft and if you just use cornmeal way to hard. The perfect balance is the combination of both flour and cornmeal. It is the…

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Grilled Orange Soy Bites

Grilled Orange Soy Bites by Veronica Gantley

Grilled Orange Soy Tuna BitesI love an easy recipe. I do not have a lot of time during the week to spend working on meals. That is why this is such a great recipe. This is also a great Lent recipe, just use whole tuna.It only requires an hour of marinade time for this to be flavorful and moist. You can’t beat that. I love to marinade…

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White Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

White Chocolate Chip Banana Bread by Veronica Gantley

White Chocolate Chip Banana BreadJust the other day I had a few very brown bananas sitting in my fruit and veggie bowl.Yes, I have a bowl in the middle of my table that I keep my do not refrigerate items. You know things such as onions and potatoes. I also store apples and oranges.It is in my huge bowl that otherwise would sit vacant…

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Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Bacon Wrapped Scallops by Veronica Gantley

The Feast of Saint James and ScallopsToday is the Feast of Saint James, also known as Saint James the Greater. He was the son of Zebedee and brother to Saint John the Evangelist. Jesus often referred to them as the “Sons of Thunder” due in part to their horrible tempers, and their adamant defense of Christ. The story goes that there…

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Smoked Brisket

Smoked Brisket by Veronica Gantley

Smoked BrisketDid yall know I have never smoked a brisket before?Yes, I have prepared Brisket, but always in the crockpot or in the oven.Last year I got this bullet smoker. I smoked some chicken last year and a Pork Butt, but no Brisket.Recently when the Hubster and I were at BJ’s I saw a big brisket and thought I would love to smoke…

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Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins by Veronica Gantley

Chocolate Zucchini MuffinsI have been trying to come up with an idea on how to use up all that zucchini from your garden. I figured a way how to do that and get your kids to eat vegetables too. How awesome is that? Well, I was looking for something tasty to make with zucchini. At the time I was thinking savory and trust me there are a…

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Spaghetti with Anchovy

Spaghetti with Anchovy by Veronica Gantley

Spaghetti with Anchovy SauceI know that some people have a very strong opinion about anchovies. Either they like them or they do not. If you are the ones like me who were a anchovy hater, I wish you would give this recipe a try.Honestly, I was an anchovy snob too. I saw anchovies as those cheap curled up nasty salty things put on…

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