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Dinner, Lunch, Sides

Colcannon-Stuffed Jacket Potatoes

Swapping back to Irish-inspired food again, for St. Patrick’s Day, whoever thought of putting creamy, buttery, bacon-y, cheesy colcannon in baked potatoes should be given a medal. Comfort food at it’s finest. While it might not look like much, it is delicious.

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Appetizers/Starters, Breads, Lunch, Savory Snacks

Potato, Rosemary, and Gorgonzola Focaccia

I made another focaccia. It seems that whenever I don’t know what the make when I need to feed Alice in Wonderdoughland, I fall back to a focaccia. They are easy, forgiving and delicious. This is going to serve as my lunch for the nxt few days, but would also make a great side to a soup, a charcuterie platter, with a nice salad and a glass of wine. The Gorgonzola got all melty and is tart compared to the rest of the bread. Another winner to add to the rotation.
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Appetizers/Starters, Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Sides

Potato Leek and Cheddar Pasties

Hand pies, pasties, whatever you want to call them are a great alternative to making a sandwich when you’re headed out on a mini-picnic (in March!), so I made these Potato Leek and Cheddar ones before heading out. Bacon would have been a lovely addition but I didn’t have any in the fridge. So yummy. So easy too — just remember to take the puff pastry out of the fridge the night before. And I am off on my mini-adventure!
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Dinner, Lunch, Soups

Salmon Shrimp and Lobster Stew

I’m never sure when something is a “chowder” or when it has become a “stew”. I suspect that it is actually a bit arbitrary, so while I would normally call this a chowder, I’m going with stew this time. Loaded with salmon, jumbo shrimp, lots (!!!) of Maine lobster, plus potatoes, carrots and peas. Yeah, the peas are a little out of the ordinary. Because as Sunday dinner as the temperature begins to cool in Autumn!
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