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  • Basic Pizza Sauce

    Printable version To compliment my last post I decided to make my own pizza sauce to go along with my basic pizza dough.  The real secret to great pizza is in the sauce. Usually, I pick something other than pizza sauce as the foundation of a gourmet pie and build…

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  • Basic Pizza Dough

    Printable version I have been making gourmet pizza here at the blog since I started it and I usually use a pre-made crust. I think most of the creativity in a pizza is in the sauce, toppings and flavor combinations so I let the reader make the crust on their…

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  • BlueBarb Drizzle Over Pork Tenderloin

    Printable version Recently, I was at a local farmers market enjoying the various arts and crafts on display. There were a number of jams, jellies and marmalade’s offered that I thought were some of the most creative products exhibited. One thing that caught my eye was bluebarb jam, a combination…

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  • Oven Roasted Salsa

    Printable version One of the best ways to make salsa is to oven roast the vegetables. The dry heat draws out the moisture and concentrates the flavors. It also makes the onions and garlic sweeter. Once everything is roasted I like to throw it all in a food processor, add…

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  • Peanut Toffee Cookies

    Printable version This is my second attempt at these peanut and toffee treats. I made a batch for Christmas and thought of something new to try right after I made it. I wanted to chop the peanuts to match the size of the toffee bits and rice cereal. Shaping them…

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  • Grilled Shrimp Cocktail

    Printable version The land-locked seafood monster has struck again. The product: Jumbo raw frozen shrimp with tails and shells removed. Location: Kroger, Fort Wayne (Dupont & Coldwater Road) I wanted large shrimp that I could skewer and grill. I decided to splurge and get jumbo shrimp – the bag cost…

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  • Chipotle Citrus Barbecue Sauce

    Printable version I had never tried citrus marmalade until last Monday evening. I had always been seduced by the strawberry, grape or orange flavors. I wasn’t sure if I would like it actually, after all, there is grapefruit in this stuff. As soon as I got a taste, I was…

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  • Refried Beans

    Printable version I had eaten some really delicious refried beans at restaurants, but I have never been so thrilled about them as I was after tasting this dish! I loved these beans. I think the secret was going the extra mile and starting with dried beans instead of using canned.…

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