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From: Nanaimo, BC Canada

Joined: February 2nd, 2009

About me: I'm a busy mom with two young girls...who likes to garden when possible (my husband made two delicious pumpkin pies from my two sugar pumpkins that made it to adulthood.) I like to do a lot of comfort food cooking in the fall and winter.


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September 18th, 2010

Hummus from How to Cook Everything (Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition): 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

It's amazing how easy it is to make this - and it tastes better than the usual store-bought hummus. I would suggest using a food processor, as I nearly gave my blender a heart attack. It can be quite... read more >


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Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006

By Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker
Scribner - 2006

27th November 2008

Spanish Rice : page 356

This is a great rice dish to go with refried beans or quesadillas. I have made it before without the bacon - but the onion and the canned tomatoes are essential. If you don't have an oven-proof skillet or casserole that you can use on the stove top, then you can saute what you need to in a skillet and combine with the rest of the ingredients in an oven-proof dish with a lid. But keep in mind that it will take a bit longer to finish cooking that way.

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