The Faithful Foodie

Grilled Jalapeno Pop...

My son, Matt, served these as our appetizer when he had us over for dinner the other night. They were fantastic! Being the foodie that I am and knowing he is a great cook, I had my camera along so I could take pictures. A bite of these provides nice contrast between the creamy cheese,...

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August 31st, 2009
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Blackberry Crumble...

Blackberry Crumble Well, this blog was going to be on fresh peach crumble but I ran out of time. My time management went awry when I laid down yesterday afternoon to take a short nap and instead slept for an hour and forty minutes. When I got up it was time to get ready to go to our...

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August 30th, 2009
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Buttery Corn with Ma...

Buttery Corn with Marinaded Tomatoes My friend, Charmaine, brought a recipe similar to this to our Dining for Women group this month. It was so good I had to recreate it for all of you. I also had all that corn I’d bought at the farmers market to use! There is something about...

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August 28th, 2009
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Fresh Corn Frittata ...

Well, yesterday was farmer’s market day and as usual I ended up with a ton of great fruits and vegetables which means I have to do something with all of them! Since I bought some great sweet corn I decided to make a Fresh Corn Frittata with Tomato-Avocado Salsa for dinner. I...

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August 27th, 2009
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Oatmeal Chocolate Ch...

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cherry Cookies In my quest to use the eight pounds of dried cherries I brought home from Michigan, I thought I’d see if they’d work added to an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. After all, cherries and chocolate go well together, right? Well, I think...

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August 26th, 2009
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Sesame Chicken Noodl...

Sesame Chicken Noodle Salad This is one of my favorite summer recipes to take to a potluck so I took it to my Dining for Women meeting this month. It was a big hit, as it usually is. It looks beautiful on the serving platter, too! I have simplified this over the years by using precooked...

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August 25th, 2009
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Double Chocolate Zuc...

Double Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Pecans Yum! Zucchini is in abundance!!! An anonymous co-worker is so desperate to get rid of some of hers that she left a bag of it in the faculty lounge along with a photocopied sheet of recipes! I fell for it and helped myself to some zucchini...

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August 24th, 2009
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Asian Zing Turkey Bu...

Asia Zing Turkey Burgers with Grilled Pineapple If I’m going to eat turkey burgers instead of a hamburger, it’s gotta taste really good. For those of you that like Buffalo Wild Wings, this recipe is for you! Ingredients 3 thinly sliced green onions 19 oz. package of ground...

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August 23rd, 2009
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Banana Bread...

Banana Bread This is the best banana bread ever!! This was the most requested food items by my kids and their friends in high school and college and now my grandson, Carter, is a fan. We were visiting my daughter and her family at their river house and Carter, who’s only two,...

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August 22nd, 2009
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Easy Peach with Blue...

Peach with Blueberries Freezer Jam Peaches have just been fabulous this summer so I decided to make some freezer jam in order to enjoy that peach taste into the winter. I really like blueberries with peaches so decided to adapt the recipe from Sure Jell to include a cup of blueberries...

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August 21st, 2009
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