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Italian Bread Pizza
Printable version When most people think of pizza they imagine flat round bread with sauce and an assortment of toppings. One of my favorite non-traditional ways to make pizza is to split Italian or French bread and use it as a substitute for the dough. I like these types of crusty breads for pizza because…
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Italian Roast Beef Sandwich
Printable recipe This is the first roast beef sandwich that I have created from roast beef that I actually made myself. I flavor the beef with Italian seasonings, so I thought I would continue the theme all the way through the sandwich. It features Italian bread, basil, roasted red pepper and garlic – flavors I…
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Tender and Juicy Roast Beef
Printable recipe I am sure that there have been many great cooks in England who have influenced the culinary world, but I have never eaten at a fancy British restaurant nor have I uttered to friends “Hey, lets stop by the British place for some takeout.” If there is a signature English food it would…
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Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Printable version Steve and Gayle Henson opened the Hidden Valley Guest Ranch near Santa Barbara California in the 1950s. Visitors enjoyed hiking tours, horseback riding, fishing and home-cooked meals. Activities brought guest to the ranch but there was a growing demand for a buttermilk, herb and spice dressing invented by the owners and served on…
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Chili Dog Pizza
Printable version Every so often I will absolutely crave a chili dog. I have no idea why, but many of those cravings in the past have come while nursing a hangover. I think it is derived from the attitude of “Well it’s not as bad for me as what I did last night.” Whatever the…
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Mexican Sloppy Joe
Printable version It’s not known when the name “sloppy joe” was given to the sandwich, but recipes similar to it started to appear in cookbooks in the beginning of the twentieth century according to the Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink. Most sloppy Joe sandwich recipes contain a mixture of ground beef, tomato sauce, onion…
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Broccoli and Cheddar Soup
Printable version This is the 93rd weekly food column I have created for print. My Aunt has clipped everyone before it from the paper and saved it in a scrap book. I like to bring her samples to try before she gets the issue in the mail on Thursday, that way she has the memory…
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Biscuits and Gravy
Printable version When I was younger, one of my favorite things to do was get a late night order of biscuits and gravy after being out with friends. I would rip into a plate of this stick-to-your-ribs dish like a celebrity who just gave up on Jenny Craig. Biscuits and gravy are served throughout the…
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Savory Spaghetti Bolognese
Printable version My Aunt makes a sauce known in our family as “meaty spaghetti sauce.” It’s base is ground beef and goes on pasta – just as the name suggests. In the culinary world it’s actually known as a ragu or bolognese (pronounced boh-loh-NYEH-zeh) sauce which is based on ground or minced meat and contains…
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Smoked Chicken BBQ Pizza
I recently discovered a new brand at the grocery store called Curly’s. They make a variety of smoked meat products including beef, pork and chicken that have been pulled (rather than shredded) and mixed with their own barbecue sauce. The company has been a food supplier since 1988 and have built a reputation for quality…
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