Mmmmm…warm food! The following two recipes will warm your family’s spirit on a cold winter evening.  The chili is my own recipe which I have perfected over the years. Each winter I would try varying ingredients a little to fit my signature flavor profile of pablano, red, and yellow peppers.  This last winter my family[.....]

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My Definition of “Foodie” I consider myself a “foodie” and recently re-awakened my love for cooking.  I have always created my own recipes because I’m a rebel without a measuring cup – that is my definition of a foodie.  Like Rachael Ray, I just want to do it myself with a dash of this and[.....]

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My “Twist” on Hors d’oeuvres This year we celebrated by having family over for the evening of Christmas.  Since everyone had eaten a large meal at noon during other family celebrations, I decided to offer delicious hors d’ oeuvres this year.  I started researching recipes a few weeks before in order to have time to[.....]

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Testing a new recipe A number of years ago, I tested out my own new recipe for Thanksgiving Turkey.  I’ve never been afraid of trying new things with food.  Oh sure, I’ve had some experiments taste like dirt or become burned beyond recognition.  But I felt that was part of my “mad scientist” formula for[.....]

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Wikipedia states that a “Foodie” is an informal term for a particular class of aficionado of food and drink. The word was coined in 1981 by Paul Levy and Ann Barr, who used it in the title of their 1984 book The Official Foodie Handbook. I like the book How to Be a Better Foodie:[.....]

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