Archive for September, 2009

Sunday, 20 September, 2009

Easy Key Lime Pie

Okay, so I know that I’ve already given you the pretty much perfect, authentically tart and delicious key lime pie recipe, but let’s be honest. Don’t you get a hankering for this stuff even at times when key limes might not be in season? I know I do. Not to mention the fact that I can only really talk the husband into juicing 30 key limes about once a year or else I start to push my wonderful prep chef to his limits . . . So I decided to celebrate this time of year when summer is coming to an end with a super easy “real simple” key lime pie recipe.

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Wednesday, 16 September, 2009

Stewed Okra and Tomatoes

Here is a side dish that my green-thumbed hubby likes to make during the summertime when he has an abundance of tomatoes and okra in the garden. He likes to eat it served over rice.

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Monday, 14 September, 2009

Taco Dip

It’s that season again . . . the crisp hint of chill in the air, the tips of the leaves are just beginning to turn colors, you feel the need for that last-minute reach for an extra blanket at night.

Yep, it’s football season!!! And that means tailgating. Here is a delicious dip that we enjoyed at our own tailgate this past weekend. It was the Georgia Bulldogs’ first home game, and it was a great one! Enjoy the recipe and the season.

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Sunday, 13 September, 2009

Julia Child’s Ratatouille

I, dear readers, like many other home cooks, completely idolize Julia Child. I mean, what American cook wouldn’t want to be her?! Learning to cook in France, bringing a new cuisine to home cooks in America, the whole shebang – she’s pretty much just the best.

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Thursday, 3 September, 2009

Chocolate Pudding Scrummie

Uuuhhh, looks a little scrummie if you ask me . . .

Here is my Auntie Moo Moo Chocolate Pudding Scrummie. Back in the 1950s, she would make this dessert for her three daughters so that they could have a special treat when they came home from school.

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