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SPICY CHEESE STRAWS

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    This appetizer is shamelessly good.  It is decadently delicious. Grown men weep when the last piece disappears from the plate The cheese straws are rich, spicy, and addictive beyond belief.    Best of all they are quick and easy … Continue reading

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MUSTARD YOU CAN MAKE YOURSELF

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    It’s lovely to give gifts you make yourself.   It’s even lovelier to receive them.      I make an olive tapanade that is divine.  The recipe calls for whole-grain mustard.  When our supermarket was out of it one … Continue reading

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GINGERSNAPS!!!

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    You couldn’t bake a more old-fashioned cookie than GINGERSNAPS.  This  cookie has been popular with children for generations.  Today’s children (and adults) have seldom tasted a true gingersnap.  This superb recipe makes cookies that really snap!  It’s truly … Continue reading

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PEACH COBBLER

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  The other day my dear friend and close neighbor Angela delivered the most gorgeous box of tree – ripened peaches.  Enormous peaches sweet and juicy beyond belief.  The next day Angela delivered a bubbling peach cobbler.   What an absolute … Continue reading

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CHICKEN SAUTE PROVENCE STYLE … THE CHICKEN YOU’LL EAT ON YOUR WEEK-END IN PROVENCE

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CHICKEN SAUTE  PROVENCE STYLE serves four to six (but it is so good count on seconds, so maybe it will just serve four gourmands) This is a recipe that  is better cooked in a slow, lingering manner.  Put Edith Piaf … Continue reading

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BETE NOIRE – a flourless chocolate cake

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  This recipe for BETE NOIRE (the black beast)  was the signature dessert at our restaurant ROXY’S BISTRO in Regina, Saskatchewan.   One of our regular customers was so besotted with this dessert she resorted to a devious maneuver to obtain … Continue reading

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CARAMELS…FLEUR DE SEL

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It is time, my darlings, for you to indulge yourself and all those you love.   Serve these caramels with coffee after dinner or pack them in glassine bags with ribbons for hostess gifts.  Or.. you could always just stash them … Continue reading

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SUBLIME VANILLA ICE CREAM

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  This is  a classic French custard-style ice cream.   We made it almost every day, year and after year, at ROXY’S BISTRO.  It is from LENOTRE’S ICE CREAMS AND CANDIES, heavenly recipes by Gaston Lenotre, France’s master of desserts.   … Continue reading

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MAPLE WALNUT COOKIES

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  My dear friend Dellis is a wonderful baker.  Delicious little nibbles come out of her kitchen, and lucky me,  present themselves for enjoyment.  Dellis is the only person I know who carries little brown paper bags of cookies with … Continue reading

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WANDA’S PIE IN THE SKY … a sour cherry pie adventure!

This eating a slice of pie is no small thing.  It is an undertaking of great importance.  The crust must be perfection.  Buttery rich.  Shattering into a million flakes as your fork slides through it.  And the filling.  The filling … Continue reading

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