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Quick Meal: Cheese Ravioli with Walnuts and Broccoli

This is my own creation that I came up with after thinking about the recipe for cheese tortolini broccoli salad I'd posted earlier. I wanted a hot version without the mayo and vinegar. The more I thought about it the more I realized I wanted a buttery flavor. Since we were out of butter I used olive oil. Next time I'm going to try half olive … [Read more...]

Sour Cream Peach Kuchen

This is a European-style pastry something like a fruit tart. It calls for canned peaches, so it can be made any time of year, but fresh peaches would be wonderful. From the reviews:"I used fresh peaches (6 cups) and otherwise followed the recipes as written. It is very delicious and easy to make. I thought the sweetness was perfect."---"The … [Read more...]

Coconut Shell Candle Holders

What a tropical island look for outdoors or indoors! I think they wired them together to give more stability. Coconut shells are round after all. I'd prefer them not hooked together, but then you'd need something underneath to keep them stable. How about hot-gluing a metal ring of some sort that wouldn't show that much? Or place the coconut … [Read more...]

Gourmet Butternut Squash Soup

As the butternut squash start appearing at the market I can't help thinking of this wonderful soup. As soon as our weather cools off this will be on the menu."I served this soup for an Oktober Fest party and everyone loved it! I roasted the sqaush on a sheet in the oven (cut in half and roast cut side down) for about 45 minutes at 375 because … [Read more...]

How to Make Corn and Peas into a Gourmet Dish

I don't usually see these two vegetables combined and I don't know why. They look really pretty together. This recipe adds pine nuts and sliced ginger to put it into the gourmet category. The pine nuts are supposed to be very good for your health (see linked article) and ginger is well known for health benefits.Since it's a grain (corn) with a … [Read more...]