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Baked Not Fried – Spicy Buffalo Wings

September means that we’re into football season and bad snack foods.  So I’m going to help you out a little this year and allow you your pleasure without so much of the guilt. For me, Buffalo Wings rank right up there with bacon.  Are you with me?  I knew that you were.  But even I [...]

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Bacon and Vidalia Onion Tart

This is the kind of dish that’s usually recommended for “a light lunch with a salad on the side.”  Are you kidding me?  I guess that would work in some circles but not generally at our house.  Don’t get me wrong.  If that is your inclination, I think this tart fits the bill quite nicely [...]

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Quesadillas with Jerk Chicken and Grilled Pineapple

….. and Monterrey Jack cheese and sharp cheddar and jalapeño and cilantro.  And that was a run-on bunch of words.  But aren’t these just really good? Well yes.  And there was enough stuff left over to have them again the next day.  Quesadillas two days in a row?  Are you kidding me? Maybe I’ll change [...]

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Rosemary Roasted Cashews

ad·dic·tive [uh-dik-tiv] –adjective 1. producing or tending to cause addiction: as an addictive drug or food. 2. more than normally susceptible to addiction: an addictive personality. 3. these damned cashews.   I curse them because they will turn you into a dependent snack fiend.  I first discovered these some years ago.  Friend Macy threw a cocktail party and [...]

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