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October 2004

Eggs on sale? Make a quiche. Got leftover meat, cheese or veggies you don’t know what to do with? Make a quiche. Need to make a quick meal for someone who’s gluten-free? Make a quiche. Quiche is probably the most simple and frugal dish around. I like to use this all-purpose recipe adapted from The [...]


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Posted on October 31, 2004 in Gluten Free,Recipes and tagged as ,

Big Bad Dad recently went fishing in Mexico and brought back pounds and pounds of dolphin/dorado (aka Mahi Mahi). However, we still had two large packages of fish from last year and were tired of cooking it the way I always do: Put fish in pan, cover with salsa or canned tomatoes and chilis and [...]


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Posted on October 28, 2004 in Fish and tagged as

I’m taking time out to introduce a serious topic: sandwiches. Two of you (and you know who you are) have been noodging me for lunch ideas ever since I boasted I was the princess of pastrami, the doyenne of the deli, the countess of cold cuts, etc. Me and my big mouth. First, a few [...]


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Posted on October 28, 2004 in More Stuff

After becoming a member of BlogExplosion, I realized while there are tons of political blogs, parent blogs (like mine, A Mama’s Rant), techy blogs, and personal diaries on the Internet, there are very few food blogs on this site. So to fill a perceived need, I created This Mama Cooks! Recipes, kitchen tips, restaurant discussions, [...]


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Posted on October 27, 2004 in More Stuff

Monkey Boy and Big Bad Dad went to Miller Farm with MB’s preschool class. I had BBD go this year since I knew he could carry more veggies than I could. It was quite a bounty they brought home.The size of the veggies was amazing, onions as big as Boo Girl’s head, carrots as big [...]


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Posted on October 25, 2004 in Soups and tagged as