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When the world gives you onions, make French onion soup.

Posted on March 4, 2013 by deairby

Again and again, I have been blessed with gifts of food and the kitchen challenge begins. With more onions than I could put on a sandwich or dice for spaghetti sauce, I decided to make French onion soup. 8 large … Continue reading →

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Roasted Garlic Soup via Vitamixer

Posted on October 10, 2012 by deairby

Costco has changed my life. To be honest, that is an overstatement. However, since I did buy some garlic IN BULK (meaning more than I could use in three years) and freshness was coming into question, I had to create … Continue reading →

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V-8 Guacamole

Posted on September 21, 2012 by deairby

Wow! I should have had a V-8! (which is what I thought I was making!) And, what’s up with green? I WILL make something in my Vita-Mix that is NOT green….. …….some day. I put the following in the Vita-Mix … Continue reading →

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One-eyed Jack comes to the party

Posted on April 3, 2012 by deairby

This is a great, refreshing tailgate party dish that serves up well with blue corn chips and can be made days ahead. Created as an appetizer at The Baron York Tea Room Cafe, this has remained a staple for entertaining. … Continue reading →

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Pantry Raid #17: Homemade Pizza

Posted on February 5, 2012 by deairby

With a homemade whole wheat pizza crust recipe (from my sister, Krisan), I had plenty to top it off with. ….like the last of the browned ground beef from the freezer from Pantry Prepping Day. I also got some “stow bot” … Continue reading →

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Pantry Raid #15: Quinoa and Black Beans

Posted on February 2, 2012 by deairby

Cover dish night at church. What to take, what to take? Ah, the package of quinoa I picked up at the grocery store a while back. I usually sauteed some squash but didn’t have those. But I did have half … Continue reading →

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Pantry Raid #10: Black Bean Burgers

Posted on January 18, 2012 by deairby

  Working my way through boxes of papers from who knows when, I came across a hand-scribbled note on a torn paper with a restaurant’s famous black bean burger recipe. The waitress was so nice to share their specialty item … Continue reading →

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Pantry Raid #5 Split Pea Soup

Posted on January 6, 2012 by deairby

The cover-dish ham was almost completely devoured leaving a beautiful ham bone. When we got home from church last night I put it in a large crock pot and added 2 bags of dried split peas, 2 quartered onions, 1 … Continue reading →

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40 Days of Soup: Day 40! – Bowtie Soup (my variation of lasagna soup)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by deairby

I had planned on making Lasagna Soup as recommended by a friend through facebook but, alas and alack, I can’t find the note from her with the description. Today I bought a couple of lbs of ground beef and have … Continue reading →

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40 Days of Soup: Day 38 – Pho-nominal Chicken and Kale

Posted on December 29, 2011 by deairby

Tonight was a revisit of the chili for the family that is still home for Christmas. We enjoyed train wreck. So, what soup to make? Well, we had some chopped celery and chopped onion left from the toppings. And, hiding in … Continue reading →

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