easy recipes

Slow Cooker Chicken and Bean Soup

by Jerry 3 comments July 2, 2012 Recipes
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I’d like to introduce all of you to the wonderful, lovely and talented Jessica Russell. (Otherwise known as the other half of this blog, creative director, taskmaster, supporter and many other things.)   It also happens that she is a very talented author of sizzling romance novels, which makes this spicy recipe the perfect introduction. This [...]

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Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Thumbnail image for Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies by Jerry 6 comments May 27, 2011 Recipes

Crunchy, chewy, intensely chocolatey. All words that describe these cookies perfectly. They are simple, elegant and perfectly semi-sweet with a consistency somewhat like a brownie and the flavor of Dutch chocolate cake. All that is well and good, but there’s a story in these simple little cookies and it starts with the following words. They [...]

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Buttery Garlic Pasta

by Jerry 22 comments May 11, 2010 Recipes
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No matter what skill level you attain as a cook or what triumphs of culinary complication you manage to master over the course of a lifetime it’s a plain simple truth that sometimes simpler is better.  I feel that the simplest of dishes with the fewest ingredients actually take more skill to master than dishes [...]

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Turkish Flatbread (Gözleme – Adana Style)

by Jerry 8 comments April 29, 2010 Recipes

Some of the highlights of my wife’s recent visit home was that she’s spent quite a bit of her time learning to cook authentic Turkish food. Over the three weeks she was home she got to share some of those recipes with us and now we get to share them with you. This recipe for [...]

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Turkish Style Hummus

by Jerry 9 comments April 19, 2010 Recipes

My wife is currently visiting for her incredibly overdue mid-tour visit from her post in Turkey and, as is common for homecomings, she came bearing gifts for both myself and for the kids.  For the kids was a wonderful assortment of Turkish memorabilia.  For me she brought the ultimate gift. (Herself of course!) Spices and [...]

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Baby Bok Choy with Oyster Sauce Glaze

by Jerry 2 comments April 2, 2010 Recipes

Bok choy is one of my favorite vegetables.  It’s versatile, it’s flavorful and my kids love it.  In fact, it’s third in line of favorite sides in our house, beaten only by corn and brussels sprouts. (I know, my kids are strange.) Bok choy also manages to stand up well to heavy flavors without giving [...]

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Roast Leg of Lamb with Pan Gravy

by Jerry 4 comments March 31, 2010 Recipes
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A lot of people shy away from making lamb.  It’s fairly expensive in most of America for one thing, but there’s also some strange stigma attached to it.  some don’t like the aroma of cooking lamb, but the reason I hear from most people for avoiding this delectable food is that “it’s too difficult to [...]

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Quick Chicken Curry Recipe

by Jerry 9 comments March 27, 2010 Recipes

Anyone who’s followed this blog for a while will know that curry powders in various forms are some of my favorite spice blends.  I regularly use them to put a little depth of flavor and a hint of kick to poultry, vegetables and especially potatoes. For me curry is a comfort food.  Not because of [...]

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