Tag Archives: eat drink and be merry

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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Marvelous Ways to Make and Serve Macerated Oranges

The first time I made macerated oranges was years and years ago for a small dinner party I threw for some of my colleagues at Duke. I had made my yummy stuffed shells, which is a quite hearty pasta dish, and … Continue reading

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Same Ingredients, Different Meals (Hint: Turkey, Arugula and Goat Cheese Star in Both)

  I recently went grocery shopping and lucked out on a number of items that were on sale: deli turkey, organic arugula, granny smith apples and sourdough bread. When I got home, I couldn’t decide whether to make a panini … Continue reading

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Tilapia for Two

Tilapia was on sale the other day, so I bought some knowing that I would not be able to grill it since it was too rainy and cold outside. Brad and I love oven-baked fish that has some sort of … Continue reading

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Mom’s Marvelous Marinated Carrots, aka Copper Penny Salad

The first time I had these marvelous marinated carrots was several years ago at my Mom’s one Thanksgiving — she called them copper pennies. I’m not sure where she got her recipe, but after one bite I was hooked! The … Continue reading

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Lemony Chicken Soup With Spinach and Orzo

If you’ve been following this blog, you know I love soup (check out my post, “Hey Raleigh, Soup’s On!”  about some of my area favorites, or just search under the heading “Soups and Such” under my recipe category.) The other … Continue reading

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I Relish Relish (Café and Bar, That Is)

If you have not been to Relish Café & Bar, then you’re seriously missing out. You really need to go. Now. I promise.  Relish opened in April 2011 and prides itself (rightfully so) by offering new Southern-style comfort food — classics … Continue reading

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Kel’s Café Buffalo Chicken and Spinach Lasagna

  It’s been a while since I made lasagna with chicken instead of ground beef, and when I was searching online for a recipe, I ran across several for buffalo chicken lasagna and knew I would have to give it a … Continue reading

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Slow Cooker Eastern N.C. Barbecue, Ninja Style

We North Carolinians take our barbecue (aka pulled pork for those of you not from these parts) seriously, and are quite divided on which kind is best: Eastern or Western. I’m not getting into any debates here, nor am I … Continue reading

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