We are having a couple of groups over during the holidays and I wanted a festive, tasty, easy punch that could be used with alcohol or not.
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Category: Cooking
Summer Revisited – Kabobs
If you are a fan of Ted Lasso, you may hear the word “kabob” as the English pronunciation “kabab”. If you aren’t a fan of the Ted Lasso series, then you haven’t seen it – you might want to change that. To keep things fresh, I’ll use both pronunciations
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Carne Asada and Homemade Salsa
Over the past few summers, I seem to have picked up on skirt steak as my steak of choice for grilling. In 2018 I made spice-rubbed skirt steak a few times. Last summer I marinated skirt steak in various teriyaki sauces. This summer I have plans to make carne asada a few times in the search of a tasty Mexican dinner. Continue reading…
Smashed Cucumbers with Sesame Oil and Garlic
I’ve prepared this dish before but somehow never blogged about it. That changes NOW! This is a nice refreshing salad/side dish.
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Crispy Ramen with Hoisin Sauce Tofu
I am lucky! I have a wide group of friends and they are all – without exception – wonderful, virtual people. They care for others and always do the right thing. But, I suspect they may sometimes be tempted to do not nice things – maybe flip someone off in traffic, or worse. If and when that happens they probably stop and do the nice thing instead because they are sure tofu, and especially tofu with ramen, is what is served for three meals a day in hell. Could it be that if they tried this dish they might stray from the straight and narrow lives? I suspect not; I certainly hope not.
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