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  Do you have a favorite stormy weather comfort food?

When the weather turns chilly, damp, rainy or snowy there is nothing I like better than a warming bowl of soup.
Mr. OUaP loves homemade soup as well, but he loves pot pies as much or more.  I gladly oblige him! 

Containers filled and ready for their pastry topping.

I just used my favorite stew recipe, browning the meat chunks (cut a

“If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, what Am I Doing in the Pits?”Erma BombeckYIKES I did it again!! Yes, it was back to the Ottolenghi cookbook for the nth time. Well I had cherries, neatly pitted in a…

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Are your thought turning to Valentine’s Day? Mine are! We prefer staying at home rather than going out and I always like to have a special little dessert.Baked Alaska is one the the most requested desserts at my house. I like to make individual portions ~ they provides a nice little wow factor, but are really simple to put together.For the base you can use almost any cake, cake slices, or

Probably most everyone is familiar with the puffy oven-baked pancakes known as "Dutch Babies". I’ve posted about them before (HERE.)They have been a favorite at our house for many years and usually I make the big, spectacular kind, baked in a large pan.But sometimes for a special breakfast I’ll bake individually sized portions in smaller pans like these 6.5-inch diameter Lodge cast iron skillets.

I enjoy making these very much, we love them for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.They can be made ahead and reheated successfully, too.They are equally good served hot, or at room temperature plain, or with a sauce, or salsa.Just like traditional quiche with pastry the filling possibilities are seemingly endless.Because we are overrun with zucchini (!!!) ~ that was the filling of choice this