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Baked Ham

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This week we are discussing techniques, and the first one is “baked”.  Roasting and baking are identical cooking techniques, as they both happen in the oven and involve dry heat.  Is there a difference?  Generally we bake cakes, cookies, pastries and we roast meat, fish and vegetables.  Baked goods need to rise during the cooking more »

Baked Eggs

Eggs.  Is anyone else in awe when they stroll down the egg section of the market?  I remember (I am aging myself) when there were three choices, small, medium and large, and they were only offered in the shade of white.  If, one was lucky enough to have a friend who was raising chickens, then more »

Ham and Cheddar Empanadas

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I am not a mom;  but, always thought if I was I would be packing up the wee-ones with adorable lunches.  You know the ones packed in cute lunch bags, or bento lunches.  I’d tuck sweet notes alongside the lunch containers, even though, they would be mildly embarrassed.   Not only would I make lunch more »

The Ham Sandwich

Ham Sandwich

I feel rather … silly sharing a recipe for a “ham sandwich”;  but, this week we are sharing favorite childhood dishes.  Mine was the ham sandwich.  Little did I know that a simple ham sandwich was going to be my gateway to loving the pig, later in life, once my taste-buds matured a bit.