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Filled Kuchens: Plum or Apricot; Cinnamon & Coffee

by Cat, (Photo, right, by Cat) Includes: 1.  Plum or Apricot Kuchen; 2. Coffee-Cinnamon Kuchen See also 1. Butter Kuchen; 2. Fruit Kuchen. Kuchen is a German name for coffee cake.  I first learned of this wonderful treat from the Tassajara Bread Book, by Edward Espe Brown (1). There are … Continue reading

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Sugar Plums (Dried Fruit, Nuts and Spices Treat)

by Cat, December, 2013 See also: 1. Ancient Medicine through Food I recently signed up for a newsletter about using herbs and spices in cooking to boost and maintain health. Herbs are not only food but also natural medicine. One newsletter … Continue reading

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Waldorf Salad

by Cat, Nov 2009 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) I am very fond of apples and try to eat at least a half-apple every day (raw) with brie cheese. I also like them cooked, not just as applesauce or apple pie, … Continue reading

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Melomakarona (Phoenikia), Honey-Spice, Greek Christmas Cookies)

by Cat, Nov 2008 (Photo, right, from Gourmed.com (1)) Melomakarona (pronounced meh-loh-mah-KAH-roh-nah), also called Phoenikia (pronounced fee-NEEK-yah), is a wonderful honey-dipped spice cookie from Greece. It took me years to learn how to pronounce them, but the name has great rhythm, and … Continue reading

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Chicken alla Carbonara

by Cat,  Oct 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also Brining Chicken; Preparing Chicken or Other Cutlets;   Classic Carbonara (with Pancetta or Guanciale); Vegetarian Carbonara You can find more  of my chicken cutlet recipes, as well as links to cutlet recipes on other sites, on … Continue reading

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