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Pork and Mushroom Ravioli Filling with Garlic Cream Sauce
Serves 8 Ingredients ¼ cup olive oil, plus more for serving 2 medium shallots, finely chopped ¼ cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf...
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Jul 13, 20231 min read


Two Egg Pasta for Ravioli
Makes 1 lb of pasta Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 large eggs ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 3 tbsp water (more or less) Tools...
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Jul 13, 20232 min read


I was the Queen of Picnicking
Anyone who knows me now would find that hard to believe. Actually, they would think I was lying because I don’t particularly enjoy being...
Candace Conley
May 10, 20233 min read


Tools: The big, the small, the essential
Let's talk about what you've got in your kitchen. Not what food you have, what kinds of tools and equipment you have. Do you have a...
Candace Conley
Mar 20, 20232 min read


Is it eggplant or is it aubergine?
No matter your preference...I used to grow it. And a lot of it. My boyfriend is growing several varieties this year so with his very...
Candace Conley
Mar 11, 20233 min read


Cookbooks and The World Of Publishing
I’m working on a cookbook. The reply to that should be: So, who isn’t working on a cookbook? But I’ve put it out there in the universe...
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Feb 10, 20233 min read


Do something for yourself…
Whether you make resolutions, set intentions, or just say to Hell with it, the New Year does have a way of making us look at the world...
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Jan 17, 20233 min read


LAST BLOGPOST OF 2022
A look back but mainly a look at what lies ahead… Happy New Year! We have had a good 2022 thanks to everyone who joined us in class and...
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Dec 29, 20223 min read


Memories of the Past
Somehow, I became the keeper of the home movies. Now, these are not recent movies on video; no, these are Super 8 Kodak film movies in...
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Dec 6, 20224 min read


My First Thanksgiving Dinner
You may recall me saying my family is competitive. Not just with outsiders but within the family. For some reason, it was bred into us,...
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Nov 17, 20224 min read


Substitutes in Cooking
Here’s the scenario: You’re cooking. It could be anything. You go to the pantry to get the (fill in the blank, could be anything) and you...
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Nov 7, 20224 min read


Vegetable Ramen Stir Fry
From All About Asian on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Serves: 2 - 4 Ingredients: 2 , 3 oz. packages instant noodles 2 tablespoon soy sauce...
Candace Conley
Oct 13, 20222 min read


Dinner Party 101
Have you been to one of our classes? Asking for a friend. A friend who can’t figure out how to serve dinner and get everything to the...
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Sep 27, 20224 min read


Steak On The Grill For Fall
I don’t know about you, but I am so ready for summer to be over. Fall is my favorite season anyway, but it has been intensified this...
Candace Conley
Sep 13, 20223 min read


Favorite Fried Chicken
If you’re new here, you need to know that food is memories for me. Almost any food brings up a memory or two for me. So when I start to...
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Aug 29, 20224 min read


Positively Peachy!
A peach, a peach, a real cool peach, a peach in the garden grows, oh yeah… I don’t know if that was ever a song, but it was a little...
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Aug 12, 20223 min read


Bourbon Caramelized Onions
From Date Night - Cooking with Bourbon, Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced 1...
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Jul 26, 20221 min read


Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops
From Date Night - Cooking with Bourbon, Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Serves: 6 Ingredients: 1/3 cup brown sugar 3 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp bourbon...
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Jul 26, 20221 min read


On Becoming A Rat (Or Not?)
I’m always looking for the odd chance to appear on a national cooking show. I really want my own show but, that’s another story. I...
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Jun 20, 20229 min read


July 4th Favorite Side Dish
I love the 4th of July. Not because I am especially patriotic, although a good song like America the Beautiful will make the tears well...
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Jun 19, 20225 min read
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