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Easy Rye Bread
This recipe is a very slightly modified version of The Easiest Rye Bread Ever from King Arthur Baking. It really is easy, and it’s delicious. The only changes I make are to substitute a tablespoon of white distilled vinegar for a tablespoon of the water, and to add 2 tablespoons of caraway seeds. I strongly…
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High Protein Cottage Cheese Pancakes
I got this recipe from The Kitchn, a site that has a lot of good tasting, easy to make recipes. There are just three ingredients in this recipe, cottage cheese, rolled oats, and eggs. All of these are high value foods, so when you eat these pancakes you’re actually getting good food rather than just…
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King Arthur Easy White Bread
This is a very nice, easy bread to make. It’s straight from King Arthur’s web site and you can find the original recipe (with videos) here. King Arthur’s website has lots of recipes. All the ones I’ve tried have turned out well.
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Potato Garlic Bread
I started making this in the ’90s when Sara & I were raising our kids. She taught me how to knead bread, and how to know when I had the right amount of flour, etc. I skipped 30 years, then started making it for Vicki. She loved it and that led me to start making…
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Pasta à Ceci
There are a million recipes for this classic dish. This one came about when I asked Gemini to provide a recipe that met some pretty specific dietary needs. It’s simple and really quick to make. I used homemade stock that was made with chicken backs and feet. The result was really rich and delicious. For…
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Whole Wheat Bread
This recipe is based on “The Easiest Loaf of Bread You’ll Ever Bake” from King Arthur’s website. It’s been enhanced by my conversations with Gemini to add some nutrition in the form of the olive oil and yogurt. The resulting bread is considerably softer and less crusty than the original from King Arthur. Here’s a…
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Pan Cooked Salmon
This recipe is quick and delicious. It does splatter a little on the stove. I used grape-seed oil in a 12″ cast iron skillet. I preheated the skillet over a medium flame for about five minutes, or until water evaporated right away when sprinkled in the pan.
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Chicken Persillade (chicken with parsley & garlic)
I found this on YouTube with Jacques Pepin. Here’s the URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ9dO7qOeIQ. It looked good so I made it and it was delicious. Vicki loved it. James and Susannah loved it. I loved it. We had it with pasta, but I can easily imagine it with polenta or rice. As Pepin said, it’s simple, inexpensive,…
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Shrimp & Polenta
Quick (really quick), easy, and delicious. This recipe uses Bob’s Red Mill polenta. Other brands may have different cooking instructions.
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