Monthly Archives: March 2012

Coffee Muffins with Chocolate Chips or Raisins

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  Here is another new muffin recipe that is now one of my favorites!  These Coffee Muffins have a rich coffee flavor that comes from instant expresso powder. The recipe that inspired me was published in the January issue of Cooking Light Magazine.  A reader sent in a favorite recipe for Chocolate Chip Coffee Muffins and requested that…

Pork and Vegetable Stew

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  I love the flavors in this Pork and Vegetable Stew!  I have been making one version or another of this recipe for many years.  This time I started out with 4 pounds of pork shoulder boneless country style ribs.  I spent some time trimming all of the big pieces of fat out of the pork…

Amaretto Muffins- Gluten Free or Not!

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  These Amaretto Muffins are one of my new favorites!  Everybody that had a chance to taste them raved about the flavor.  I used Amaretto liquor in the muffin itself and also a little bit mixed with the sliced almonds in the topping.  If you didn’t want to use Amaretto liquor, I’m sure you could…

Butterscotch Macadamia Nut Cookies- gluten free or not!

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  This Butterscotch Macadamia Nut cookie recipe was in a King Arthur Flour catalog that I received last year. As soon as I saw the recipe I thought that the combination of ingredients sounded incredible- and it was!   I changed the quantities of quite a few of the ingredients to make these  cookies more healthy and less sweet.  I also…

Ham with Green Beans and Apples

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  I came up with the idea for this recipe after the service deli guy cut some slices of ham way thicker than I wanted for sandwiches.  I wanted him to cut them a little thicker than normal so they were easier to handle.  He cut them really thick- about 3/8 of an inch!  I…

Coconut Souffle Pancakes

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  This is a very fun recipe!   These pancakes are gluten free, but can be made with “regular” flour if you don’t have issues with gluten.  I came up with the concept for these pancakes from one of my own recipe cards dated December of 1991.  I made that original version as a blackberry souffle pancake.  I will have…