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Appetizers/Starters, Breads, Dinner, Lunch, Savory Snacks

Grissini-Style Cracker Sticks

So, I am headed to a Housewarming Party this weekend, and never one to show up empty handed, I am making a few snack food type things. First up are these Grissini-Style Cracker Sticks. I made 5 different kinds, which is a bit overboard (who, me?): Toasted Sesame Seed, Poppy Seed, Mixed Herb, Dried Garlic and Plain. If you think that they look a little dark on the ends, that is intentional and is caused by the egg white wash. While these will be served with a dip of some sort, they would also go great as croutons for salad or soup.
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28. January 2015
Dinner, Lunch

Cowboy Chili

What did you have for lunch? Here in my kitchen, it was leftover Chili. It may never win a Chili Cookoff, but it is pretty yummy. I think that most people I know use ground beef (or a combination of ground beef and ground pork) when they make chili. I use sirloin or flank / skirt steak and dice it myself with a knife or if I am making a lot, I pulse it a few times with the food processor. Also, I use andoille sausage for some extra kick. Is this “True American Chili”? (whatever that is) I don’t know. But this is (one of) my Chili recipes and it’s yummy.
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21. January 2015
Dinner, Lunch, Sides

Hasselback Potato Skillet Bake

Comfort food — this time in the form of garlicy, cheesy potatoes. Nothing Better than this Hasselback Potato Skillet Bake. While intended as a side dish, this also would work great as an alternative to hashbrowns for breakfast (though you might want to cut back on the garlic early in the morning … or maybe add some bacon!) or add chili, or salsa and jalepenos, and monterey jack cheese for some game day potato nachos. These are seriously delicious, even though I think that the neighbors will be mad at me for the extreme garlic smell for a little while!
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18. January 2015