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Category Archives: Vegetables
Jerri’s Mom’s Potato Salad
When I was a boy, Memorial Day was called Decoration Day and was observed on May 30th. I don’t remember if my father had the day off from work, but we decorated the graves of my father’s grandmother and grandfather … Continue reading
Pan-Fried Asparagus
“Chuck, I’ve found a real good place for brook trout,” said my father when he picked me up at the bus station in Hayward. The spring semester was over and I was home for a few days before heading back … Continue reading
Jerri’s Potato Soup
When I was growing up, there was a potato bin in our basement. It was eight feet long, six feet wide and about seven feet high. Trust me when I say that it held a lot of potatoes and that … Continue reading
Lightly Candied Sweet Potatoes
For my family, a holiday dinner was not complete unless we had baked sweet potatoes. Mom baked them next to the turkey or ham, cut each lovely potato in two or three pieces and taught us how to peel them, … Continue reading
Posted in Side dishes, Vegetables
Tagged brown sugar, sweet potatoes, vegetarian, yams
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Jeff Smith’s Zwiebelkuchen (Onion Pie)
Since I grew up surrounded by German relatives, you might think that I learned about Zwiebelkuchen from a grandmother or aunt, but alas the truth is that it was The Frugal Gourmet who introduced me to this dish. Jerri gave … Continue reading
Posted in Main Dishes, Side dishes, Vegetables
Tagged dinner, low carb, Lunch, pie, quiche
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Jalapeño Poppers
Here is a simple and delicious appetizer that is great for an afternoon or evening party. I made them the first time because I was being pressured to use up all the jalapeno peppers that I had bought (They were … Continue reading
Beef Stew
One time I asked my mother what her favorite food was. She thought about my question for a few seconds and then said, “I like anything that I don’t have to cook.” By the time I asked her that question, … Continue reading
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Some years ago I was surprised to learn that I grew up eating food from a gourmet kitchen. It was not that my mother was a gourmet cook who carefully undercooked everything from carrots to roast beef. She believed in … Continue reading
Isolde’s Rotkohl (Red Cabbage)
Last week I used some of the green cabbage I bought at the Farmer’s Market the previous Saturday to make John’s Haluski. There were some beautiful red cabbages for sale that also tempted me, but Jerri’s observation that “We can … Continue reading
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Toni’s OrIental Skillet
The year I planted five kinds of zucchini in the big garden we shared with our neighbor was also the year that we camped for a week on Kentucky Lake with our friends, Dave and Toni. We had camped together … Continue reading
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