Author Archives: Marilyn

Easy Applesauce

Click here to view recipe. Easy Applesauce I previously posted a recipe for cranberry applesauce from a Thanksgiving/Chanukah meal we shared with family at Kal’s cabin in 2014. That seems like so long ago! Today I have three mature apple … Continue reading

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Fresh Summer Uncooked Tomato Sauce With Basil

Click here to view recipe. In the summer, I grow and harvest tons of yellow, orange, and red cherry tomatoes.  I put lots of them in salads or eat them right off the vine, but one of my favorite dishes … Continue reading

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All Purpose Flavorful Sauce

Click here to view recipe. I plan out my cooking at the beginning of every week. Typically, I make one or two salad dressings, usually something pickled like red onions or pickled cucumbers, a batch of homemade mayo – sometimes … Continue reading

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Bow Tie Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Peas (aka Salmon and Noodles and Peas…Oh My!)

Click here to view recipe. This is a very, very quick pasta dish that goes from ingredients to the final meal in less than 30 minutes.  I made it recently – mainly because I had leftover smoked fish from a … Continue reading

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Hershey’s Best Brownies

Click here to view recipe. Mr or Mrs or they Hershey happens to have timeless recipes.  Remember Bubbie’s chocolate cake?  So it came as no surprise to find out that these amazing brownies that someone brought to my sister Susan … Continue reading

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Pinto Bean Soup with Salami and Vegetables

Click here to view recipe. Another soup for you, straight from my imagination.  I began with a formula for navy bean soup, and since I had too many pinto beans, I decided to go forth and use them as a … Continue reading

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Tortilla Soup with Crisp Tortillas and Avocado Relish

Click here to view recipe. The first time I tasted tortilla soup was at my daughter’s home, and her kids said this was one of their favorite things for dinner.  It was a little spicy but so, so good. And, … Continue reading

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Greek Salad My Way

Click here  to view recipe. Mediterranean food is, hands down, my favorite in the whole wide world.  There, I said it. If I am ever on death row, I might ask for a Greek Salad with a piece of baklava … Continue reading

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Summer Strawberry Lemon Loaf Cake 

Click here to view recipe. For me – strawberries scream summer, or pre-summer.  In early June, I set out to find some type of strawberry cake to make for my grandson in Seattle.  He always chooses strawberry ice cream and … Continue reading

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Coconut Curry Carrot Soup

Click here to view recipe. It was so chilly in April that I made soup at least three nights each week. I often revert to my favorite meat/barley or cauliflower soup but this week I tried something new.  I shared … Continue reading

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