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Oatmeal Bars – with Berries This Time

Oatmeal bars

A new take on an old recipe! I’m such a berry fan! I loaded this bar cookie with my favorites, blackberry, blueberry and raspberry. It works with other fruit choices, and with some tweaking I’ll bet chocolate too! But for now I’m into the berries. This could second as a breakfast bar too!

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chicken, berry and feta Pasta Salad

pasta saladOkay, It’s becoming obvious I like anything pasta and berry! Chicken, not so much … but this recipe can be done without chicken. Just add more berries and a little more veggies. But for today, this is a chicken, berry and feta cheese pasta salad for four. Beware! It’s hard to stop eating this salad.

 

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Old Fashioned Pancakes

pancakes

 

Family’s favorite pancakes! The secret is the thinness of the batter and the hot hot griddle. My four children are so into my pancakes. They call for advice when theirs don’t turn out. And I always say, the heat of the griddle is crucial, and the thinness of the batter-not too thin but definitely not thick.

There is no need to make the ingredients complex. I like saving that for toppings. Here I’ve used fresh strawberry syrup. You can find the Strawberry Syrup Recipe Here.

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Strawberry Sundae Day!

And I’m busy in the kitchen making strawberry sauce right now! See recipes later today. In the meantime, sign up for our Giveaways!

Strawberry Sauce Recipe is so easy and delicious. Take a look!

strawberry sauceA truly simple recipe for strawberry sauce.

 

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Today Is National Fried Chicken Day

Fried Chicken Day

Is this what you’d expected? Maybe not! This is a chicken stir fry. Not only healthy but delicious! Now on Kitchen Getaway. And get ready … Tomorrow is National Strawberry Sundae Day! I’ll be using my Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker (BTW … it makes much more than just ice cream!) … My Cuisinart isn’t as pretty … Or new like the giveaway! Have you checked out the giveaways yet??

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Popcorn Balls

popcorn ballsHere’s a really simple recipe I’ve used for many years. I like to add M & M’s but there is definitely a trick in adding these to the popcorn balls. And I had forgotten until I made these today. You can add other candies like licorice bits, gum drops (both easier to handle), or nuts. Almonds are good.

 

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JUST IN TIME FOR THE FOURTH

-BARBECUED LINGUICA “HOT DOGS” WITH HOMEMADE BUNS
-PORTUGUESE WHITE BEANS (BAKED BEANS)
-CLASSIC BEST FOODS POTATO SALAD – MY VERSION

These Portuguese Rolls are the perfect bun for my linguica hot dogs. The ease and success of this recipe will have you and your family smiling.

Another Perry Family Recipe, Portuguese White Baked Beans. About 10 minutes to prep and some hours in the oven and you will see why our family is still talking about this recipe 50 years later. Thank you Margaret. Enjoy, Danny and Leonard!

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Purple Cow – A Healthy Version

Try It As A Fourth Of July Treat

Purple Cow

 

Will and Steve had their own cookbook at a young age. Was this one of their recipes? Not this one! The original Purple Cow had two ingredients, grape juice and vanilla ice cream. Certainly this still can be done but I was trying for something a little less caloric with a little less sugar. And if you’ve tasted undiluted grape juice … It is soo sweet.

The kids will enjoy making their own this 4th!

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Almond Cookies Or Biscuits

Great with Coffee, Tea, Milk, Cheese and Wine

almond cookies

When biscotti became the rage in our part of the country in the early 90’s I had already discovered a close relative mandelbrot. I wasn’t sure what I was eating but I knew I loved it! To me it looked like a version of the biscotti, and come to find out the baking process is very similar. But it stops there. Mandelbrot definitely has a different texture … almost like a very heavy angel food loaf, sliced thin, 1/4 inch or less, and toasted to a crunch.

Have you tried Almondina Cookies? Just amazing! This was my first exposure to mandelbrot. This company has several varieties now but the original is still my favorite. The sad part for me is availability. I can’t always find Almondina in my little city … Occasionally at Cost Plus World Market.

So, today I tried my hand at making them. But while distracted by cat or dog I managed to ruin my batter. Wait! I thought I ruined the batter but finished the recipe so as not to waste the ingredients. My mistake? Instead of folding the flour into the egg whites I beat it all together. This might have added to the denseness. It worked perfectly. My mistake might have been just what I needed to get the perfect outcome. Because they are just as I remember.

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