Make use of those candy canes!

Make use of those candy canes this holiday season by sprinkling them on chocolate covered pretzels. Check out my recipe Chocolate Covered Pretzels. In lieu of the sprinkles, just mash up some candy canes. I use the back of a large spoon and mash them inside the plastic wrapper.  Then pour the pieces into a bowl, and follow my recipe. The outcome as you can…

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Mama’s Stuffing

Potato & Thyme Stuffing or Mama’s Stuffing as I know it, is a family favorite! Potatoes are the ultimate comfort food in my opinion, with Potato perogies being a close second.  It is well known that Potatoes are a stable food for the Irish. My mom’s mom had 8 children so making this type of stuffing was not only a delicious way to serve potatoes, but also an…

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Sloppy Joes

My husband and I had the pleasure of visiting NYC and stumbled upon a restaurant that serves sloppy joes, sweet potato fries dipped in maple syrup, and milk shakes.  All yummy and delicious comfort foods.  To this day we can’t stop talking about how yummy the sloppy joes were! I did my best to re-create that taste with this recipe. It has a sweetness to it, so…

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A Moroccan Influence

 My sister lived and owned a home in Morocco for many, many years. She lived in Kenitra and could walk to many stores and shops. Moroccan Arabic was difficult to learn, but she was able to understand everyone using the French language she acquired while living there. There is a long history of colonizers and immigrants who set their roots down in Morocco. As a result of…

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