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My own spin on our Cheesecake Factory favorite

Posted in Food in the news, What's Cooking on Feb 25th, 2012 Comments Off

A year and a half ago I declared my love for the Cheesecake Factory. My first time there I tried the Chicken Costoletta. Despite a half dozen or more return visits, I’ve yet to try anything else. My love for this chicken is just too great. It&#82…

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Taking it outside

Posted in Food in the news, What's Cooking on Jan 7th, 2012 Comments Off

In the past two weeks, my boyfriend and I have dined on steak, bacon wrapped filet mignon, teriyaki chicken and burgers. At the grocery store the other day, we stocked up on meat rubs and marinades. The other day I took advantage of a discount deal for…

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My new company dinner: Apple & bacon stuffed pork chops

Posted in Food in the news, What's Cooking on Dec 31st, 2011 Comments Off

A few months ago I decided it was time to start experimenting with pork chops. After looking through several dishes, I found this recipe. If the key to a man’s heart is through his stomach, I knew my boyfriend would be won over by stuffing pork c…

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Are you a chocoholic?

Posted in Food in the news, What's Cooking on May 19th, 2011 Comments Off

Check out the Newburyport Chocolate Tour this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.  Read more at http://bit.ly/ljnRZh

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Experience a taste of Plum Island

Posted in Events, What's Cooking on May 18th, 2011 Comments Off

Looking for something to do Friday night? Enjoy a sampling of the area’s best eateries at local fundraiser. The 11th annual Taste of Plum Island is this Friday at Plum Island Hall, featuring tastings of food ranging from appetizers to desserts fr…

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Enjoy a taste of the North Shore, and help fight cancer!

Posted in Events, What's Cooking on Mar 24th, 2011 Comments Off

News of this great event just arrived ….. PEABODY – On Wednesday, April 6 from 6 to 9 p.m.,  Acura of Peabody will be the setting for North Shore Medical Center’s second annual “Taste of the North Shore” event. With a sil…

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Nana’s Irish Bread

Posted in Food in the news, What's Cooking on Mar 10th, 2011 Comments Off

Every year at St. Patrick’s Day I think of my Irish great-grandmother,  Nana (also known as Evelyn McGrath Comstock.) She died when I was barely entering school age, so it’s hard to say that I remember her. Sometimes I feel like I do thoug…

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Another Apple in my kitchen

Posted in Food in the news, What's Cooking on Feb 2nd, 2011 Comments Off

A few weeks ago I bought an iPhone. When I told my friends and coworkers, several of them asked if Hell had frozen over. Considering the winter we’re having, it’s entirely possible. For years I’d been a cell phone holdout. There was s…

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The gift of Apple Butter

Posted in Food, What's Cooking on Jan 17th, 2011 Comments Off

You could say it started with the great jam experiment this summer, when I made jars and jars of strawberry and raspberry jam. I mentioned my endeavors to my co-workers, and Eagle-Tribune Staff Writer Mark Vogler offered some old canning jars he had in…

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Fall harvest hits my kitchen

Posted in Budget cooking, Recipes, What's Cooking on Oct 14th, 2010 Comments Off

It started out simply last week when I made season-appropriate pumpkin chili. But extra pumpkin and the desire to go apple picking turned my kitchen into harvest central today. The cookingfest started around noon with what ended up being two batches…

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