The Faithful Foodie

Potato Gratin...

A Piece of Potato Gratin Well, I got carried away at Costco again and bought a 15 pound bag of potatoes! My kids and grandkids were going to be in town and I knew I was going to make garlic mashed potatoes for one of the meals. I thought I’d give some to my mom and son and that...

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October 13th, 2009
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Linden Street Coffee...

Ready to eat . . . YUM! This coffee cake is my daughter’s favorite. She fell in love with it in college when she worked at the Linden Street Coffee House in Lamoni, Iowa. I don’t know if they still make it but we sure continue to make it at our house! I’ve adapted...

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October 12th, 2009
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Creamy Potato Kielba...

Ingredients This is one of my favorite creamy soup recipes and it’s actually low-fat! The secret is to cook some of the potatoes and blend them into the chicken broth so they serve as a natural thickener. Then instead of adding heavy cream or half & half to the broth, I...

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October 9th, 2009
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Oven BBQ Brisket...

Sliced BBQ Brisket If like me you are not a pit master but you love BBQ brisket, then I think you’ll like this recipe. I’ve been making this for over 28 years and it’s been a tried and true dish for graduation open houses and other family celebrations. I like to...

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October 8th, 2009
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Food for Thought...

Banquet Table “For the millions of us who live glued to computer keyboards at work and TV monitors at home, food may be more than entertainment. It may be the only sensual experience left.” Barbara Ehrenreich, author, social critic

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October 6th, 2009
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Three Cheese Rotini ...

Three Cheese Rotini Marinara Bake This is great on a cool evening served with garlic bread and a salad. If you like, you can add some cooked Italian sausage when everything is mixed together. This recipe uses the spicy marinara from this blog or you can substitute your favorite spaghetti...

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October 5th, 2009
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Spicy Marinara...

Basic Marinara Ingredients Marinara is very easy to make and extremely versatile. It can be used on pasta of course, but also can be used as a base for soup, as the sauce on pizza, and as the sauce to simmer chicken or pork in a slow cooker. It also keeps in the freezer for three...

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October 4th, 2009
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Pumpkin Custard...

Bite of Pumpkin Custard I guess fall is really here! It’s been in the air most of the week but with the sun out in the afternoon it has warmed up enough to not turn on the furnace. Since it was cloudy today, the house never warmed up so I finally turned on the furnace. Oh, well...

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October 3rd, 2009
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Lemon Chicken Soup w...

Lemon Chicken Soup with Spinach and Dill With the cool weather arriving here in the midwest, this recipe provides a tasty twist on your basic comfort food – chicken soup! My first taste of this soup took me back to my childhood and a Greek restaurant my family used to frequent....

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October 1st, 2009
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