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Homemade Baking Mix (DIY Bisquick Recipe Clone)

by Jerry 3 comments January 25, 2013 Recipes
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Let’s face it. Biscuit mixes like Bisquick® Jiffy® are convenient. They allow you to whip out a nearly unlimited number of recipes with minimal effort in the time it takes to open a package. You can make waffles, pancakes, scones, pizza dough, cakes and pastries in just a few minutes with these mixes. And they [...]

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Pan Seared Mahi Mahi with Spring Greens and Arugula

by Jerry 0 comments December 29, 2012 Recipes
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Sometimes I think that a dish I make is going to be far too humble to find its way here, but then I do a double take and scramble for my camera gear.  This is one of those cases.  A simple fillet of fish nestled in greens with a bit of dressing.  It’s so uncomplicated [...]

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Spam Fried Rice with Nori

by Jerry 8 comments September 27, 2010 Recipes
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Cooking for kids can be a serious challenge.  The things I find fabulous, they tend to balk at.  The things they crave I either balk at or am completely burned out on.  Sometimes I just have to take a gamble, try something different and pray that it works out. This is complicated by the fact [...]

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Cucumber and Radish Salad

by Jerry 6 comments June 15, 2010 Recipes

With temperatures in the high double and low triple digits, it’s time for lighter meals that pack a ton of flavor without being heavy.  This dish provides all the flavor you could ever want and mingles it with an abundance of color and simple preparation.  From idea to plate in less than five minutes and [...]

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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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Haydari with Carrots (Havuçlu Haydari)

by Jerry 8 comments April 30, 2010 Recipes

I’m glad that my wife loves talking with people.  Everywhere we go either she or I is asking a waitress or a cook how they prepared something.  In most cases the cook or chef is happy to oblige.  This dish is a result of my wife’s insatiable curiosity regarding new recipes and her ability to [...]

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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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Surprisingly Wonderful Broccoli Slaw with Sesame

by Jerry 4 comments April 20, 2010 Recipes

Before someone asks, the name of this dish was coined my wife. When I asked her what I should call it for the post, she answered immediately “Surprisingly Wonderful Broccoli Slaw with Sesame”, so there you have it. But of course there’s a story leading up to that point: Earlier today I asked my wife [...]

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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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