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Cooking and Food

Master Grocery List

January 28, 2011 Cooking and Food

List making serves the obvious purpose of aiding my memory at a particular moment, but, more than that, I believe it organizes and frees my mind.  When I write down what I need to attend to, some process begins of it’s own accord that connects wires and produces ideas that I hadn’t thought of before.  [...]

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Basic Creamy Salad Dressing

January 16, 2011 Cooking and Food

I have three foundational ideas for managing my food preparation:  1) stock basic staples, 2) keep food simple most of the time, and 3) make things from scratch.  This  has frequently lead to creative alternatives to buying pre-mixed products.  An added plus is that I have a much better idea of what is in my [...]

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Easy Gourmet Baked Macaroni and Cheese

October 29, 2010 Cooking and Food

(you should be able to make them larger by clicking on them if you want to get this basic guide for a single serving) This is the original recipe written out for me by my Aunt Charlotte.  I lived with her and Uncle Ralph, actually my father’s aunt and uncle, for a few months while [...]

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