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Kel’s Café Huevos Rancheros

After a few attempts, I am finally quite pleased with my recipe for huevos rancheros. Simply put, huevos rancheros are eggs cooked in a country or ranch style. The eggs are usually fried or poached and served with a spicy … Continue reading

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Kel’s Marvelous Minestrone, Great for a Meatless Meal

Here’s a marvelous recipe for minestrone soup, which is chocked full of veggies and so, so good for you, both health-wise and taste-wise. Feel free to use the veggies you prefer – sometimes I add fresh spinach at the same … Continue reading

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A Cause for Celebration: Smashburger is Now Open in Durham!

Smashburger opened a new restaurant on 3/12/14 in Durham, N.C. (2608 Erwin Rd.,  919-237-1070, across from Duke University) and I was invited to attend a media tasting event the night before. This meant I had to abandon my current no-red-meat … Continue reading

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Kel’s Crispy Hash-Brown Crusted Quiche

A few weeks ago I was meandering the grocery store aisles, looking for bargains with no specific recipes in mind. Cremini mushrooms, red bell peppers, frozen hash browns and shredded cheese were all on sale, so I thought I’d make … Continue reading

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Kel’s Baked Apples Stuffed with Cranberries and Walnuts

I wound up with an abundance of Granny Smith apples, so I decided to bake some of them to use as a side dish to some pork chops we were having for dinner. I remember my Dad baking Macintosh apples … Continue reading

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Celebrate National Pancake Month With Chocolate Chip Cookie Pancakes

  February is national pancake month and luckily there are a few more days to celebrate it! The folks at Krusteaz* sent me some of their yummy baking mixes to try out a while back, including a buttermilk pancake mix. … Continue reading

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Kel’s Savory Sausage, Lentil and Spinach Soup

We’ve been having an unusual winter in Raleigh this year, with near record-breaking high temps as well as a couple of rounds of snow and ice that shut down school for several days each time (which is status quo for … Continue reading

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Kel’s Delectable Dill Bread

One of my favorite holiday food traditions when I was growing up was the dill bread I used to help my Mom make. It took a while to make a loaf, since you had to knead the dough a couple of … Continue reading

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Grandma Chisholm’s Refreshing Frozen Raspberry Torte

Pink, it was love at first sight ~ Steven Tyler, Aerosmith Brad’s sister, Karen, sent me their grandmother’s recipe for this frozen raspberry torte and I thought this would be a great dessert to make right around Valentine’s Day, with … Continue reading

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Copycat Broccoli Cheese Soup in Bread Bowls

Harris Teeter had small, round sourdough bread loaves on sale the other day, and I immediately thought of using them as bowls for broccoli and cheese soup, much like what Panera Bread serves. After doing a short search on the … Continue reading

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