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Below are links to my old essentially cooking blog with Blogger.

These are links to the recipes and posts on the old blog, in alphabetical order.  If you click on one it should open in a new window.

8 Slow Roasted Chicken Legs

Baked Oatmeal Cups

Bill's Baked Salmon

Breakfast Burritos

Cheddar Swirl Dinner Rolls

Chicken and Rice Bake

Crock Pot Balsamic Pork Roast

Jordan Pond House Strawberry Preserves

Mustard Parmesan Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Roasted Cauliflower

Sheet Pan Chili Lime Shrimp

Shepherd's Stew with Dumplings

Simple Salmon Cakes

Smashed Potatoes

Spinach Lasagna Rolls

Stonewall Kitchen's Pink Grapefruit Marmalade

Turkey Meatloaf with Feta and Sun-dried Tomatoes

Turkey Sausage, White Bean, Carrots, Spinach, and Butternut Squash Soup

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Welcome

Laurie does most (nearly all) of the cooking.  Peter does the photography
and a recipe or two here and there.
These are all "candid" food shots.  Nothing is styled. Almost all photos are taken
in the kitchen with a bounce flash, typically while Laurie is cooking dinner! 


 

 

Apple Cinnamon Apple Sauce Muffin Tops

April 25, 2020
Yesterday I made my first batch of these, and they were terrific. I managed to eat four of the 24 as the cookie sheets cooled. They were also soon spouse-approved. And yo...
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Healthy Blueberry (or other fruit) Muffins

April 19, 2020
I thought I would use up some Maine blueberries we purchased at a roadside stand last summer and froze in zip freezer bags. This muffin recipe is one that I have been usi...
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English Muffin Breakfast (or Dinner!) Pizzas

April 21, 2019
As made by Laurie. The recipe started with one from ourbestbites.com and can be expanded based on what you have in the cupboard or refrigerator. Though labeled a "break...
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Lemon Pesto Broccoli Pizza

April 01, 2019
Recently we've been doing a lot pesto pizzas. After every one I declare it as my new favorite. The same thing happened with this one. The starting point of this recipe...
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Breakfast Casserole with Hash Browns, Eggs, Meat, Cheese, and Veggies

March 25, 2019
Breakfast for dinner! Laurie made this as an experiment. We had it for dinner with the idea that if it scored* well we’d serve it to the kids for breakfast when they came...
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Cranberry Sauerkraut Meatballs

March 21, 2019
Laurie first made this recipe three years ago. Though we gave it five stars, the recipe somehow got lost (in and among all her other great recipes). I am so glad she “fou...
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Maple Pumpkin and Beer Chili

March 16, 2019
This recipe adds quite a few flavors that go beyond traditional chili. Personally, I have a hard time with really spicey food, so this chili which adds some sweetness fro...
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Mediterranean Salmon Salad

March 08, 2019
Always trying to get more fish into our diet (I don’t think shrimp, scallops, lobster, or other shellfish count, do they?), Laurie came across this easy recipe that uses...
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Bacon Cooked Perfectly with the Presto Power Crisp

March 03, 2019
I don’t cook a lot of bacon. Mostly it seems it’s when one or more of the kids come over for a big breakfast, and then it’s either bacon with eggs or bacon with pancakes.
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Honeycrisp Apple: My new favorite eating apple

February 26, 2019
The Honeycrisp, my favorite eating apple. I love these apples. They are big and sweet and crisp and oh so juicy. They have the perfect amount of “crunch”, even today, abo...
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