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Category: Fast eats (recipes)

  • Ice Cream I Have Loved

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    hopemcp
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    When I heard that July is National Ice Cream Month, I assumed the celebration was brought to us by ice cream manufacturers and distributors. A mere publicity stunt? Not so, I learned. The special month was designated in 1984 by the same U.S. president who catapulted Jelly Bellies to national prominence: Ronald Reagan.   This month,…

  • Saturday Dutch Baby

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    hopemcp
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    Fresh from the oven, a Dutch baby. I lived in Seattle on Nob Hill Avenue North when I first ate a Dutch baby (aka German pancake). A roommate made one nearly every weekend. I knew she wouldn’t be slaving over the stove on a Satursday morning for anything too hard to make, so I asked her…

  • Last Night’s Under-30-Minute Meal

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    hopemcp
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    This passed muster with my 9-year-old, our wonderful Japanese exchange student, and me: Pasta With Artichoke-Red Pepper Pesto 1 can. quartered artichoke hearts, drained 6 oz. roasted red peppers, drained (I used half of a 12 oz. jar) 2 TBL fresh basil, chopped (the recipe called for 1 tsp dried basil, which I used, but…