Behind the Bites

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  • Mini Bacon Tomato Toasts

    Printable version I think my favorite things to make in the kitchen are bite-sized savory snacks. It’s easier to experiment with tiny treats because it’s just one bite, and you’re not committed to filling your belly with it. This allows room to work with a new ingredient or add a…

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  • Jacked Up Tater Tot Casserole

    Printable version Tater tot casserole is a classic and I have been eating it at family gathering and pot lucks since childhood. There are many variations of the dish, but the majority involve ground beef, canned cream soup and are topped with tater tots. I decided that it was time…

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  • Burger Boom Boom Sauce

    Printable version This sauce is an obvious twist on traditional thousand island dressing, only I have replaced the ketchup with chili sauce and the pickle relish with pickled jalapenos. I first tasted a sauce like this at Williams-sonoma with their “Burger Bomb sauce” which was good, but I knew it…

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  • Meat Lovers Meatball Subs

    Printable version So, what happens when I notice that ground beef, bacon and Italian sausage are on sale at my local super market? Meatballs subs for dinner! And you know what? They were magically delicious. The bacon and sausage were the star flavors and the ground beef was there more…

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  • Chicken Tortilla Soup

    Printable version I walked into Walmart recently and was assaulted by the aroma of juicy and succulent rotisserie chicken! I felt as though I had been sucker punched by the ghost of Colonel Sanders and an instant craving for chicken arouse from my belly. All the local super markets seem…

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  • Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters

    Printable version I was shopping for groceries recently and I stumbled across chicken leg quarters for 98¢ a pound. I picked up a package and went about my business. As I continued to shop, I realized that any other time I had bought leg quarters it was to grill, usually…

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  • Mini Jalapeño Corn Muffins

    Printable version I made a miscalculation while making a recipe last week that left me with an open box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix sitting on the counter. Rather than bag it up and put it away, I challenged myself do something with it. I started looking around the kitchen…

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  • Sweet Onion and Red Pepper Soup

    My original French onion soup Three years ago I made a french onion soup for the print column and decided it was time to revisit the classic and try and improve on my original take. I went with red onions as an experiment and threw in a jar of diced…

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