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Eggplant Parmesan Casserole – Recipe by Chef John – Fewer Calories than a Pasta/Cheese Dish – Easy to Prepare – Tasted Even Better than I Expected – Worth Repeating –

While looking through my vegetable bin, I saw an eggplant. Why, oh why did I buy an eggplant? Do you ever buy food because it looks good and when it comes time to prepare it, your enthusiasm isn’t there anymore? This is … Continue reading

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Ground Beef Hash for Two – Adapted from Roast Beef Hash Recipe Made of Pot Roast Leftovers – A Little More Work than Using Leftovers – But Delicious – Steve Liked It –

I’ve not roasted beef in a long while, but I missed the roast beef hash made from leftovers the next day. I duplicated this tasty dish except for using ground beef instead of leftover roast beef and freshly prepared vegetables instead … Continue reading

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Stuffing for Two – As Thanksgiving Day Draws Near – Traditional Turkey and Stuffing Comes to Mind – We Will Go Out with Friends to a Restaurant – But at Home Today Traditional Stuffing Was on the Menu –

Stuffing would usually be scooped into the cavity of a turnkey or into a baking dish for Thanksgiving Day, but today I baked it in these two mini-casserole dishes instead. We enjoyed a meal with stuffing on the side. This is an easy dish … Continue reading

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Baked Ziti – Made with Gluten-free Penne Pasta – A Three Cheese Delight – Made the Simple Way – Shortcut Using Hunts Four Cheese Pasta Sauce –

One shortcut made this meal simple to make. Instead of preparing the sauce myself, I used a 24 ounce can of Hunts Four Cheese Pasta Sauce. Warm the pasta sauce in a pan. While the sauce is heating, boil four quarts … Continue reading

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We Like Catfish – I Have It On Hand – Tilapia Not So Much – I Used a Recipe for Broiled Tilapia to Broil Catfish – So – I’ll Call Mine Broiled Catfish Parmesan – Instead of Broiled Tilapia Parmesan – Another Good Recipe from Allrecipes.com –

    This large catfish fillet was broiled in the oven and served in a very short time. Steve and I both like catfish breaded with Jules Gluten-free All-purpose Flour, but I’ve been presenting too many meals high in carbohydrates, so … Continue reading

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Wild Salmon Better than Farm Raised Salmon – Probably True – But Wild Salmon Tastes Too Wild for Me – How to Take the Wild Taste out of Wild Salmon – For Me It Had to be Done – Recipe Developing Success – Salmon Flavor from Wild to Mild –

This is my first attempt at developing a recipe that lessens the strong taste of wild salmon, which I, personally, do not like. The last time we bought salmon we chose wild salmon rather than farm-raised, because I’d read it was … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Squash – Easy to Prepare – Simple Fare – Serve with Butter or Marinara Sauce – or – whatever sauce you have on your shelf – or No Sauce at All –

Wash the squash. Stab it in several places to prevent explosion. (I’ve never had one explode, so I cannot tell you what that would be like.) Stick it in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven and bake it for 40 minutes. … Continue reading

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