Basil and Tomato Bread Pudding

A casserole dish with some food in it

Ingredients 1 Tbsp olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 10 oz box of cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half Large handful basil, ½ to 1 cup, roughly chopped 8 slices whole grain bread, crusts removed and cut into cubed 1 ½ cups grated Parmesan cheese (cheddar or gruyere would be very good too) 6…

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Beans, Greens, and Sausage Soup

A bowl of white bean soup with sausage.

This soup is rainy night perfection. Who doesn’t want a warm hearty and delicious soup to enjoy on a chilly evening? The answer – of course – we all want this. But we don’t want it to involve hours of peeling, soaking, chopping, and stewing. This soup can be yours with about 10 minutes of…

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Bear Bread

A loaf of bread on top of a table.

Ingredients 1 loaf French bread, sliced lengthwise 1 head of garlic, cloves separated and peeled (no chopping!) 1 stick butter Pinch of red pepper flakes (or black pepper) 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (or other hard cheese) 2 Tbsp chopped fresh herbs –basil, tarragon, oregano, parsley (Dried herbs could be substituted – use what you…

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Beaten Biscuits in the Food Processor

A tray of bite-sized pastries.

Ingredients 2 cups flour ½ tsp sugar ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ stick (1/4 cup) butter, cut in several pieces 1/3 to 1/2 cup half & half Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix all ingredients but half & half in the food processor, pulsing to combine. Add half & half starting…

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Beautiful Brunch, Delicious Dinner

Potato skins with eggs and salad.

One recipe, 6 ingredients, ten minutes of prepping if you really take your time, the oven does the work. Then a crave worthy dish is ready to be served. What more could anyone want? Recently a group of friends were chatting about how boring it has gotten to plan menus and make dinner every night.…

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Beef and Cheese Chili Peppers

A plate of food on top of a table.

Ingredients 8 Anaheim (or your favorite) peppers (the ones in the picture are from the garden and probably a little smaller than store peppers) 1 lb ground beef (could use turkey or chicken) 1 onion, chopped (oops – didn’t make photo opportunity) 1 pkg taco seasoning 16 oz jar of picante sauce 1 beer 12…

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Beef Barley and Vegetable Soup

Bowl of beef barley soup with bread

Is it okay to be disappointed that we didn’t get a snow day Tuesday? Did anyone one else grocery shop and prepare for a day at home with an excuse to cook yummy cold weather food? Just an inch…. that’s all we asked for. Oh well – it’s still cold, the day at home is…

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Beef Roulade

A pan of stew with meat in it.

Ingredients 2 ½ lb round steak 3 Tbsp mustard 6 bacon strips 3 dill pickle spears, thinly sliced Garlic salt Pepper Paprika Flour, salt, and pepper for dusting Canola or vegetable oil for sautéing 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 cup beef broth 1 cup red wine Directions Spread mustard on the steak. Cut steak into…

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Beef with Snow Peas and Green Onions

A bowl of food on the table with a book

Ingredients 1 to 1 ½ lb. flank steak, sliced thinly against the grain (read above info for freezer prep or buy one to use immediately) 1/3 cup soy sauce ¼ cup sherry 3 Tbsp brown sugar 1 Tbsp minced ginger 1 clove garlic, minced I bunch green onions, sliced in one-inch pieces 4 oz snow…

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Beer Cheese Dip

A bowl of dip next to crackers and nuts.

Ingredients 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese, grated 8 oz Swiss cheese, grated 2 oz cream cheese 1 clove garlic, peeled 2 tsp Worchester sauce 2 tsp Dijon mustard 1 tsp paprika ½ tsp celery salt ½ to ¾ cup beer Directions Combine all ingredient except beer in a food processor and process until well combined.…

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