Brussels Sprouts – Sweet, not stinky!

Posted by on Dec 14, 2010 in Penny, Recipes | Comments Off A week or so ago we ‘popped’ into Trader Joes whilst out to pick up some nibbles and I was delighted to see they were selling WHOLE STALKS of Brussels Sprouts – for cheap!!  For a little over $3, each stalk held at least 4 pounds of Brussels Sprouts.  They are funny to look at.  Like nobbles on a thick spine.  I have a little fetish for greens, especially in the winter....
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A Tribute to Mrs Blake

Posted by on Nov 29, 2010 in Penny, Recipes | 1 comment Last March I read a Bon Appétit article about Flapjacks.  I had somehow forgotten about these delicious little snack-cakes that I have loved from my youth on and decided to make some. Brad’s sister Sharon had given me a jar of Tate and Lyle Golden Syrup last summer as a ‘European’ gift that she knew I would like from Curacao.  So, equipped with the only syrup in my book, worthy of...
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ALL THINGS PURPLE

Posted by on Oct 20, 2010 in Penny, Recipes | Comments Off Is it OK to admit I love purple?  Most of my friends know that little detail about me.  But what many don’t know is that purple things grow in my garden.  I wonder why?  I am trying to figure it out.  From my purple king beans this summer, to my purple roses out front.  And everything in between.  Purple radishes, beets, columbines, peppers, hot peppers, coleus, even purple carrots....
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Gourdgeous Supper!

Posted by on Sep 25, 2010 in Penny, Recipes | 2 comments This year when I started planting my veggie garden in the spring I mixed some of my home-made compost (which I add to every day with my gourmet scraps) into the soil.  Amid all that delicious humus must have been some left-over seeds from last year’s suppers.  When they started sprouting among the broccoli and swiss chard I was amused and somewhat disgruntled.  ”What on earth...
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Spaghetti Bolognaise

Posted by on Feb 6, 2010 in Penny, Recipes | 2 comments This one’s for Diana!!  Thanks for the comment about wanting my Bolognaise recipe.  I haven’t made it for a while, but have been craving it recently too. It’s so funny how there is some kind of what Brad and I call ‘group think’ going on out there.  For example, I made this recipe this week and wanted to post it straight away (I even made Brad write down the...
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Have a Ham Hock?/Snow Day Soup

Posted by on Jan 11, 2010 in Penny, Recipes | 4 comments Last week at work, my boss gave me a huge spiral cut ham from William’s Sonoma – it weighed a ton!!!  After getting it home and looking at it, I realised there was no way Brad and I could ever get through it alone.  I decided to carve all the meat from the bone and have a ‘ham party’ on Saturday night – which turned out great and will maybe be the subject of...
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