Coquilles St. Jacques

Two dishes of food on a stove top.

Ingredients I lb large sea scallops, patted dry 1 Tbsp canola or vegetable oil 1 Tbsp butter ¾ cup Vermouth 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 bay leaf 1 Tbsp minced tarragon  (fresh or 1 tsp dried) ½ tsp salt 2 Tbsp butter 2 Tbsp flour ½ cup half & half or cream ¼ cup grated…

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Corn Light Bread

A plate with some food on it

Ingredients 2 cups cornmeal (I love Shelton Farms purchased from Green Door Gourmet) ½ cup flour ½ cup sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp baking powder 2 cups buttermilk 1 Tbsp butter Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a bread pan with cooking spray. (I used 3 small pans for sharing…

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Corn Light Bread (My Mother’s Recipe File: Part 2)

Cornbread loaf on a blue plate.

I meant to blog last week but representing my mother’s recipes is not to be taken lightly. The tasters have been great with everything from fascinating 70’s appetizers to cookies to salads (well one taster won’t eat salad but it’s too late to teach that old dog a thing). Although there’s not a clear winner…

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Corn Pudding

A can of cream style golden corn.

The plan for dinner was a stir fry in the new wok. My husband was off running errands and I asked him to pick up 3 things of things at the grocery, flank steak, a red pepper, and a can of baby corn.  The steak and the red pepper made it home but instead of…

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Corn Salad

Corn, okra, and bell pepper salad.

Does it sometimes seem like vegetables are kind of lackluster in the winter? Even with fresh produce in the stores all the time now, the same old things tend to pop up on our dinner table. Maybe it’s the lure of the beautiful summertime farmers’ markets, but veggies are just more exciting when the world…

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Cornbread (Lauren’s)

A close up of a pan with some food inside

Ingredients 1 cup self-rising cornmeal (I used regular cornmeal from Green Door Gourmet and added 2 tsp baking powder and ½ tsp salt to create self-rising cornmeal) 2 eggs ½ cup oil (I used canola) ½ cup sour cream 14 oz can white cream style corn Butter or cooking spray to grease pan Directions Preheat oven to…

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Cornbread Salad

A blue plate with food on it and some lettuce

Ingredients  8×8 pan of cornbread (about 4 cups broken in pieces) 1 onion, chopped 1 red or green pepper, chopped 1 tomato, chopped 1 ear of corn shucked (or a cup of frozen corn) 2 Tbsp sweet pickle relish 1 can of kidney beans, drained (you can use any bean you like) 8 slices bacon,…

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Country Ham Salad Sandwiches

A red plate with sandwiches on it

Ingredients 16 oz country ham slices, or add a bit of city ham if you want to cut back on saltiness or just don’t have enough country ham 1 clove garlic (or small amount of onion) 4 oz butter 4 Tbsp mayonnaise 2 Tbsp sweet pickle juice 5 or 6 sweet pickles Thin sliced bread…

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Cranberry Ginger Crumb Bars

A plate of cranberry bars on top of leaves.

Ingredients 4 cups (16 oz) fresh cranberries zest and juice of one small orange 2/3 cups sugar 4 tsp cornstarch 3 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 2 sticks cold butter (1 cup), cut in smaller pieces 1 egg 2 Tbsp finely chopped crystalized ginger Directions Preheat oven to…

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