Comfort Food

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Homemade Sesame Seed Hamburger Buns

05/13/2013 |

Grilling Season 2013 is here!! Yea!! I was so happy a couple of weeks ago to clean off my grill…

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Port Wine Pudding Cake

01/19/2013 |

The recipe for this cake was given to me by my father-in-law, Grandpa Cyril and it is one that I…

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A 26 Pound Turkey & 12 Pounds of Turkey Meat

12/13/2012 |

This year for Thanksgiving 2012, in anticipation of the small number of guests I was expecting, I bought a 12…

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How I Make My Turkey Gravy

11/20/2012 |

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! I hope you have a great Turkey Day, complete with Family, Friends and your favorite Holiday Food.…

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Shrimp & Ham Cornbread Stuffing

11/16/2012 |

Ok, so you are immediately scratching your head, wondering what in the heck is going on with these photographs, right?…

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A pan of food with mushrooms and meat.

Riesling Chicken & Mushroom Casserole from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

10/17/2012 |

Last Saturday Grace-Marie was having her Autumn Kitchen Casserole Party at the Cooking School at Bristol Farms in Manhattan Beach…

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A plate of food with potatoes and cheese on it.

Mushroom Stuffed Duchesse Potato Skins

10/12/2012 |

Today is October 12th. That means in a couple of days it will be Halloween and a couple of days…

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A bowl of soup with chicken and tomatoes.

Simply Made Chicken Soup with Comté Croutons From Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

09/19/2012 |

I recently got an email from Grace-Marie asking if I would come down to the school and help prep for…

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A bowl of macaroni and chili with a spoon.

My Mom’s Goulash

06/15/2012 |

This whole story starts with me looking at the grocery list on the kitchen counter and seeing that a family…

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A plate of spaghetti and meatballs with tomato sauce.

Pecorino Romano Meatballs & Spaghetti

06/04/2012 |

If I was Italian, I might be calling this dish Pasta with Sunday Gravy. But I’m Norwegian, Danish, French and…

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