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    Klein’s Imperial Crab

    Back in the day Pittsburgh was a huge corporate town.   Because of that there here were many, and I mean many, fantastic restaurants. But there was a top tier that were just amazing.  I am fortunate to have purchased a cookbook with many of the old restaurant recipes. Some were gathered from newspaper articles and I had no shame and would just plain ask them them for the recipes for this is that. I would take what ever they would honor me with.  Now I will be sharing some with you so they are not lost in the beauty  of all of the slick, fancy new recipes. read more

    Italian Sausage in Chardonnay

    Football games, holidays or just plain get togethers are better with tasty bites that everyone loves and that do not involve your standard goodies. This is easy ( I mean 2 ingredients) it is hard to believe. Ok I lied – it is three ingredients I forgot the mustard for dipping.

    Chicken Poblano Tortilla Soup

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    Since moving to Florida I have gotten away from one of my most favorite things – soups. Soups of any shape and form. Hot – cold does not matter to me. But I saw this recipe in a Keto magazine and had to come up with a version of my own.  From my first cooking lesson I found I was just not good at follow a recipe exactly as they are given to me. I think that is my am a sad, sad baker. Do not get me started on those stories.  But I promise I am going to try really had to be a better baker. read more

    Mexican Fried Cauliflower Rice

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    This was one of our first dabbles into the Keto way of eating.  At first most sides all tasted the same. Like cauliflower. Not every day thank you very much.  We like food with a lot of flavor. Now that does not necessarily mean overly spicey or overly hot but I want my tongue happy when I eat. Not like ‘oh did I eat something..geez what was it?’ And my mouth was happy with this one! read more

    Time for Tomato Pie!

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    It is time for a repost of one of my favorite recipes. Just need to savor what might be the last of the really great fresh tomatoes until next year. Thought you might need a nudge in that direction as well.

    Opened the mail box to find a spectacular Tomato Pie on the cover of July issue of Southern Living.  Oh dear, need one now please! The only problem was we have started Keto and the crust is a big no! Now it is only a brush with Keto not a marriage at this point. We have commitment issues when it comes to diet interfering with good eating so something had to change and the pie crust used in the recipe was the winner in the had to change category. Man does not live by all-purpose flour and sugar alone and you have to pick your battles as I see it. Plus, it didn’t require a rolling pin..since moving I have not found my full size one. But I know it is here and refuse to buy a new one. What is the use of down sizing if you buy 2 (or 3) of everything? read more

    Christmas In July

    Alright already. It is way too early for this train of thought but there it is..right i our faces the holidays are a comin’.

    We moved to Florida and I have not been able to back to show you all I have been up to. It is alot at least for me because I am a list make from way way back and I haven’t been keeping up. I have recipes scribbled on everything and some actually make to my recipe books. But none have made it to these pages.

    I am ready to start and two things now stand in my way. Learning a new recipe plugin.. yikes just got ok with the one I had. The second curve ball is that entertaining down here is different from what I am so very used to. read more

    Mini Pulled Pork Egg Rolls

                                                                                                             

    Egg rolls. Love ’em.  My husband jokes that I will turn just about  anything into an egg roll and he is correct.