Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Soup
By Louise Nelson Here’s a delicious looking recipe courtesy of the New York Times by Ali Slagle. (I haven’t made it yet, but I bought a large cauliflower, so that’s the plan) Happy Cooking! This…
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Chill in This Heat … With a Cherry Tomato and White Bean Salad
By Louise Nelson This recipe is from the New York Times, it’s a delicious side for grilled fish or meat. It’s an easy recipe without having to saute, searing, sizzle, broil or char. No heat!…
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
By Louise Nelson Spoonbill Neighbors GoGo (Girls Out Goofing Off) First Adventure: Chocolate you say? Truffles you say? Louise was afraid she’d fail. Donna, on the other hand, made sure no remnants of the scrumptious…
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Moroccan Harira
By Louise Nelson This recipe comes from the kitchen of Bob and Gia Arbogast, who graciously gifted Brian and I two plates for dinner. Delicious!! A few shortcuts from the chefs: Use one 28 oz…
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Baked Chicken Quarters
By Louise Nelson This is such an easy, tasty recipe! Using a convection oven, the preheated temperature was reduced to 400` instead of 425, and I cooked for 30 minutes (I think 45 minutes is…
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Baked Flounder with Panko and Parmesan
By Louise Nelson For a change of pace between grill and sauté, try this baked fish dish. It was easy and tasty. You can substitute local fresh fish such as grouper and wahoo. Or frozen…
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Bailey’s Chocolate Truffles
By Louise Nelson and Pat King One of the most enjoyable memories of Marsh Creek’s 2021 Nights of Lights were the random visits from neighbors who live int other parts of neighborhood. They stopped bye…
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How to Dry Brine a Turkey
How to Dry Brine a Turkey Posted By Louise Nelson Reprinted Courtesy Allrecipes.com https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-dry-brine-turkey/ Credit: Blaine Moats/Meredith Wet-brining (a.k.a. “brining”) may get the ink, but dry-brining is so easy, and it doesn’t require a bucket….
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Lemon Blueberry Bread
By Brenda Fenech-Soler Lemon Blueberry Bread Ingredients 1/3 cup butter, melted 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 large eggs, room temperature 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2…
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Easy Homemade Pesto
By Louise Nelson Hello Spoonbill Neighbors, This is such an easy recipe and with the overabundance of basil this year, very tasty. Couple of short cuts: grate the Parmesan cheese and roast the walnuts (350*…
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Delish Mushroom & Artichoke Chicken
By Louise Nelson Yield: 6 servings Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Total Time 40 minutes Lightly coated chicken pieces are cooked, crusted and then mixed in with sautéed mushrooms and artichokes swimming…
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Rachel Roddy’s recipe for chicken with rosemary, tomatoes and olives
By Louise Nelson (courtesy of the Washington Post) The scent of rosemary stirs childhood memories and inspires this rustic dish of hunter’s chicken cooked in the style of the southern Roman countryside. Chicken with rosemary,…
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Roasted Salmon Glazed With Brown Sugar and Mustard
By Sam Sifton, shared from the NY Times by Louise Nelson Yield Number of servings vary Time 15 minutes This is what we call around here a no-recipe recipe, the sort of meal you can…
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Chicken With Shallots
Yield 4 to 6 servings Time 1 1/2 hours By Louise Nelson, reprinted from the New York Times Here is a simple, excellent one-pot recipe for a midweek feast, full of rich flavor, with a…
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Kale Soup With Potatoes and Sausage – Fabulous!
By Molly O’Neill, New York Times / Shared by Louise Nelson Photo by Craig Lee for The New York Times Though kale probably originated in the dry heat of the Mediterranean, it became a fixture…
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BACON BAKED AVOCADOS
By Brenda Fenech-Soler Here’s a different way to prepare avocados, and it makes for a nice change instead of the same-old guacamole. It makes a pretty appetizer nestled on a bibb lettuce leaf with a…
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HARVEST STUFFING
Around this time of year, I always seem to get a craving for turkey with all the fixings. As a Canadian-American, and in commemoration of Canadian Thanksgiving (which is tomorrow 10/12/20), I thought I’d share…
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Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
By Brenda Fenech-Soler “So, what does one do with that giant bag of dried cranberries that you picked up while shopping at Costco? Why, make cookies, of course! They’re good with a coffee or a…
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Shrimp & Orzo Salad
By Brenda Fenech-Soler For years, this was my “go-to” salad to take to a pot luck. Everybody loves it, and I’m always asked for the recipe, so I thought I’d share it here. Shhhhhh! Don’t…
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MELT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ RIBS (Oven Style)
From Brenda Fenech-Soler’s Kitchen Ingredients: These ribs are tender and moist, and slide right off the bone. You can use baby back ribs or St. Louis style ribs for this recipe, which is made in…
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