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Cajun Style Stuffed Peppers

We had some peppers to use up, so stuffed peppers came to mind. Followers of this blog know we have several stuffed peppers recipes already recorded, but we’re always on the hunt for something new. This recipe combines our loves … Continue reading

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Tender Tomato Chicken Breasts

As the Shaker hymn begins, “Tis a gift to be simple.” This recipe certainly qualifies as simple. However, we thought just a bit of adornment was in order. To begin with, we added salt, dried oregano and dried thyme to … Continue reading

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Tater Tot Hot Dish

According to America’s Test Kitchen, from which this recipe is derived, our state of Minnesota is known for calling a casserole a “hot dish.” In addition, we Minnesotans put Tater Tots on top of all our “hot dishes.” Well, these … Continue reading

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Cumin Pork and Poblano Corn

This southwestern dish made a tasty addition to our repertoire of Instant Pot® recipes. The Instant Pot® also speeds up the preparation, but the recipe as written was still not speedy enough for us. So we sautéed the ingredients in … Continue reading

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Brussels Sprouts Supreme

Even though roasted Brussels sprouts are great, we wanted to prepare this vegetable favorite in a different manner. One of our guests brought carrots with a molé sauce, so this recipe, cooking the sprouts with morita or pasilla chiles, garnered … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Turkey and Gravy

For Thanksgiving dinner this year, we decided to try something different with the turkey. Mindful of the difficulty with getting the dark meat done without overcooking the white meat, we saw a video from America’s Test Kitchen on preparing the … Continue reading

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Grilled Corn Chowder

Hot soup may not seem too appealing in the heat of summer, but the warm weather allowed us to grill the vegetables used in this recipe. We’ve had an abundance of grilled corn, so this soup allowed us to use … Continue reading

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Slow Cooker Turkey Breast

We are in the throes of an arctic low pressure system pinned between two highs to keep it in place. The result: it’s cold; subzero by night and single-digit temperatures by day. The solution: let’s have Thanksgiving again! However, we … Continue reading

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Instant Pot® Shells and Sausage

Pasta in the Instant Pot®? We thought this was farfetched, too, but this recipe proves us wrong. Not only is dry pasta doable in the pressure cooker, the results for this dish were outstanding. All credit should go to Jeffrey … Continue reading

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Potatoes

This is a straightforward recipe for chicken, potatoes, and carrots in the slow cooker. No bells and whistles, sorry. But every now and then we need simple, and we thought you might, too. Don’t think the simplicity of this recipe … Continue reading

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