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Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies
Soon it will be my absolute FAVORITE time of year. Pumpkin spice everything, cooler weather and Autumn colors on the leaves. I really love the fall season in the northern United States. Its really beautiful and cozy. Football starts again and that means there are so many delicious tailgate foods to make and eat. I love when kids go back to school and you see moms and dads standing around at bus stops again. In Western Washington, we pull out our rain coats and prepare for the rainy winter ahead. It is usually pretty sunny around here until about November though. I have the perfect fall cookie that you can bake…
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Chicken, Bacon And Ranch Pasta Salad
Welcome to the wonderful world of cold pasta salads. Have you been chowing down on them all summer like I have? This is a recipe you must try tonight because I already know it will be a hit. I used to work as a waitress while I was in college and the chicken sandwich with bacon and ranch dressing was a very popular item on our menu. I decided to somewhat replicate this salad with the flavors of the sandwich for some guys I was cooking for. My boyfriends nephew just bought a new house last month. While the boys were busy working on the house last week, I whipped…
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Sea bean And Fried Tomato Salad
In my local farmer’s market this weekend I tried something delicious that I had never had before. They are called sea beans. Beautiful little plants that look like immature succulents but taste a bit like salty beans. I hope that sounds appetizing because truthfully they are great. They are not overly salty but they do grow next to the ocean. I’ve read they also grow near other water sources (For more information, here is some more handy dandy info. http://grist.org/living/sea-beans-are-delicious-here-are-7-ways-to-eat-them/but climate affects them You will absolutely love this unique salad. It happened to be one I threw together with the unique ingredients I found. Its so much fun when you…
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Fried Green Tomatoes
I was meandering through a Farmers Market last weekend and I was seriously on the hunt for something different. Something I’ve not had in awhile or something truly new to me. I came across a few things but honestly one that caught my eye was just simply a basket of under ripe green tomatoes. In the south eastern part of the United States, fried green tomatoes are a very popular food. Now I don’t have a deep fryer at my boyfriends house which is where I was going to be cooking, but I thought I would really like to try a tomato like this. I am a fan of any…
