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Scenes from My Pantry

Velva’s Classic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

I have a memory from over forty years ago, about salad dressing. I watched an older sister of a friend dress a simple salad of iceberg lettuce and sliced tomato with white vinegar, vegetable oil, salt and pepper. This handful of simple ingredients became my ‘go to’ recipe for many years. Bottled salad dressings were

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Scenes from My Pantry

Ultimate Double Chocolate Cookies

I find a sense of Zen as I flip through my recipe notebooks, filled with thirty years worth of handwritten notes, magazine clippings, and typed recipes from the early PC days. Some recipes are familiar favorites, and other recipes which can best be described as a fleeting moment of inspiration. This recipe was torn out

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Scenes from My Pantry

Spaghetti all’ Amatriciana

During a trip to Chicago my son and his friends discovered Ceres’ Table, a restaurant featuring Italian inspired seasonal plates. This is where he first experienced the dish Spaghetti all’amatriciana a simple pasta dish of tomatoes, garlic, guanciale (pork jowl), olive oil, grated Pecorino Romano, salt and fresh ground black pepper. He was inspired by

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Savoring the Season

Easy Greek Lemon Rice With Feta

The inspiration for this dish came from a friend this week who shared a recipe from Laughing Spatula for a quick and easy rice dish. I try to keep meals uncomplicated during the hot, sometimes lazy summer months in northern Florida. Nobody wants to heat up their kitchens when the mercury outside is close to

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Homemade Hamburger Buns
Scenes from My Pantry

Scenes from My Pantry: Homemade Hamburger Buns

Homemade Hamburger Buns Recipe from King Arthur Baking Lately, I have found myself drawn to baking bread. The baking process induces a sense of calm in my monkey brain. The tactile experience of kneading dough feels grounding, and unlike my other daily tasks, baking bread has clear beginning, middle, and end with a rewarding outcome.

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Food + Drink

Easy Lemon Cookies

One bowl, five ingredients, what’s not to love! These lemon cookies are ready in a snap. Easy Lemon Cookies Makes 15-18 cookies  

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