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  • Kintsugi
  • September 6, 2021September 6, 2021

Why Only Carbs?

Why is it that the articles in my inbox are all about sweets, and just when I am trying to lower my A1c? There are a number of interesting things in my box, and all of them are about sweets, carbs,

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  • Prof Patty
  • August 13, 2021August 13, 2021

Baked Tomato Slices

A delicious way to top leftover pasta! By Laura Prep: 10 mins Cook: 5 mins Total: 15 mins Servings: 2 Ingredients olive oil, divided, or as needed 1 large tomato, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices 1 s

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  • Prof Patty
  • June 15, 2021

Grilled peaches and figs with mascarpone cheese

Split the figs and peaches in half vertically. Peel the peaches and remove the pit. Mix twice as much honey as olive oil, or even 3:1. You only need a little for each piece of fruit. Heat the honey

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  • Kintsugi
  • June 2, 2021

Katharine Hepburn’s brownies

Tori Avey | February 22, 2013 2 squares (2 oz.) unsweetened baker’s chocolate 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon vanilla Pinch of salt 1 cup roughl

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 2, 2021

Places to Find Delicious Pie Recipes

In honor of Pi Day, here are some of my favorite pie recipes. Mixed Berry Pie Apple Cream Pie Key Lime Pie Buttermilk Pie Pecan Pie (I use Lyle’s Golden Syrup in place of corn syrup) French

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Green Bean Fries – for my friend Carol

To be made in your air fryer, or oven. 1 pound fresh green beans 1 cup panko bread crumbs 1/2 cup parmesan cheese 1 T garlic powder or garlic salt 2 eggs, well beaten 1/2 cup all-purpose flour cook

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

Kwanzaa

The Founder’s Welcome Dr. Maulana Karenga As an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which spe

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  • Kintsugi
  • December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

How to Make Prime Rib

This is my favorite cut of meat. Treat it well, and it will melt in your mouth. Yum. I also like Yorkshire pudding, either cooked in the same pan or made into popovers. CREDIT: IAMJEKOB Prime rib i

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 11, 2020November 5, 2025

28 Soul Food Recipes That Southerners Swear By (and Northerners Need to Try)

By: Taryn Pire| Dec. 1, 2020 [I can personally vouch for most of these. If you want yummy eating, and not too complicated, these recipes are the way to go.] You may know Jocelyn Delk

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 4, 2020

Sweet Potato Pie Perfected (by Dolester Miles, one of my absolute favorite chefs)

This recipe was printed in Garden and Gun , October/November 2018. INGREDIENTS FOR THE CRUST 1 cup flour 3 tbsp. sugar 1⁄2 tsp. coarse salt 1⁄2 cup yellow cornmeal, medium grind 1 stick co

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 27, 2020

Thanksgiving Baking Guide

One of my favorite sites for baking information is King Arthur Baking Company. They have a Thanksgiving Baking Guide, for those of us who have (or make) time to bake from scratch. Yum. Wh

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 24, 2020November 5, 2025

A Little Bread Pudding

Last night, I wanted something but it was too late to go anywhere and I wasn’t sure what I wanted anyway. I looked in my crowded fridge for something, anything appealing. Nothin

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

My Brownies

Personally, I like browned butter in place of plain butter or oil. I also prefer cream cheese or mascarpone cheese instead of sour cream, because the tang of sour cream does nothing for me in sweet

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 11, 2020

My Banana Bread

I had some bananas which were very ripe so I made banana bread. Here is what I did. Using my stand mixer, I put 3 very ripe peeled bananas, 1 egg, and 1 stick of softened butter in the bowl. I mixe

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 27, 2020

Spinach – Maybe Popeye Had Something!

I happen to like spinach, although eating the tinny, metallic green slop masquerading as spinach when I was a child certainly put me off my spinach-feed for a long time. When I was coming up, our v

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