Recipes from an Edwardian Country House

Recipes from an Edwardian Country House is a book that was repackaged from an earlier book. Frankly, I hate it when publishers do this sort of thing, as I often have the first book and then end up with another copy of the same book .

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Friday, January 30, 2015

Requiescat in Pace -- Colleen McCullough

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Colleen McCullough died on 29  January.   She was Australia's best selling author, a neurophysiologist, and for us, a cookbook author.  She was boisterous, witty, and more accomplished than most.  So it was quite shocking and in profoundly bad taste...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Great British Breakfast

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There is a famous quote by Somerset Maugham about the British breakfast.  He said, "If you eat well in England, you must eat breakfast three time a day."  We are very fond of eating breakfast for dinner and while we do love pancakes at supper, the traditional British...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

OVEN POACHED EGGS !!

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A dear friend of mine, posted a video (from Foodstyle.com)aboutpoaching eggs in the oven and I was quite intrigued. Not only can poaching eggs, in the traditional method, be a disaster be challenging but you can only make 2-3 at a time!!Here is what I found:The...
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Monday, January 26, 2015

Food For The Greedy

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An oldie goldie on this snowy day.  Not only is this book old, but it is a reprint of an even older version.  Why Nancy Shaw chose to title this cookbook Food for the Greedy is beyond me.  She states in her introduction:The receipts which I have assembled in this...
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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Death & Co

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Death & Co is how I have been feeling lately, but I won't bore you with the details.  But I will try to start posting on a regular basis. So Death & Co was a Christmas gift.  Every year my friend, Ann, goes to my Amazon Wish List and buys me cookbooks. ...
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Friday, January 23, 2015

PEANUT BUTTER ECLAIR CAKE

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The Éclair Cake idea has been around for years. It is a magical dessert that starts with pudding mix and graham crackers, and when it sits in the fridge overnight, something magical happens. The graham cracker layer "softens" and sort of turns into a "cake" layer...
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Sunday, January 11, 2015

REDUCED CALORIE SWEET & SOUR PORK

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We love sweet and sour pork and chicken (this recipe would work for either), but once you bread and DEEP FRY the meat, you are talking about A TON OF CALORIES. Well, this quick and easy little recipe does away with all of that breading AND all of that DEEP...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Happy, happy...

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Christmas, Holidays, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year, Birthday whatever else there is out there...(Sorry in advance as no one cares about others illnesses but... )Woke up Christmas Eve morning with a bit of a cough.  Escalated from there.  Still a bit puny.  How puny...
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Thursday, January 1, 2015

SWEET BACON-CHICKEN BUNDLES

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We discovered these delicious little bundles over the holidays. They are quick to fix and are absolutely perfect for potlucks, buffets, or a quick supper. They are totally addicting, so make lots of them!!SWEET BACON-CHICKEN BUNDLES 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast...
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