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13 March, 2021

Carol’s Tunafish Salad

Carol’s Tunafish Salad
Posted in : Fish on by : Gerard Frunzi

Learned this from my mother-in-law as this is my wife’s favorite. Ingredients: 3 pouches tuna 3 hard boiled eggs 1/2 chopped small white onion medium 2-3 stocks celery 1 dill pickle spear chopped or 1 tblsp relish 3-4 spoonfuls of Real mayonnaise Squirt of your favorite mustard pinch of pepper, salt to taste Directions: Add
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13 March, 2021

Tomato Basil Soup

Tomato Basil Soup
Posted in : Soup on by : Gerard Frunzi

Learned this from searching the internet and adjusting to my preferences.  Great for a cold or a cold day. Ingredients: 1 White Onion 1 Garlic Clove 2 cans crushed tomatoes 1 liter tomato juice 4 tablespoons sugar basil and parsley 1 stick of butter, no salt optional: red wine, chicken stock Recipe: Dice half to
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20 February, 2021

Kris’ Cauliflower Soup

Kris’ Cauliflower Soup
Posted in : Soup on by : Gerard Frunzi

This recipe is from a great guy. You could not find a better person. Equipment: large stock pot immersion blender garlic press Ingredients:1 medium to large head of cauliflower 1 onion of choice 5+ cloves of garlic 4 cups of stock or broth (vegetable is best, but chicken works, too) large handful of cashews (3/4
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14 February, 2021

Doug’s Spicy Smoked Red Chili

Doug’s Spicy Smoked Red Chili
Posted in : Soup on by : Gerard Frunzi

Doug is a brother from another mother. We have known him since we were all teenagers. Great guy that shared this killer chili recipe. Ingredients 2 1/2 pounds of 93%\7%. 1 whole green pepper, red pepper, sweet onion. 5 cloves of garlic. Season meat by itself and veggies by themselves with chili powder, cayenne to
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1 February, 2021

Crazy Easy Artisan Bread

Crazy Easy Artisan Bread
Posted in : Bread on by : Gerard Frunzi

This specific recipe calls for a Dutch Oven. If you don’t know it’s a large heavy ceramic pot that absorbs the heat and continues cooking when taken off the heat source. Also makes for even heat distribution on the food. Ingredients 3 cups flower 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp sugar 2 1/4 packages Rapid Rise
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4 November, 2020

Michael and Lily’s Frosting

Michael and Lily’s Frosting
Posted in : Snacks on by : Gerard Frunzi

Just before bedtime one evening we had a hankering for cookies. Made some sugar cookies from a box. Then realized we were all out of frosting. Some quick searches and we found some great tips. The kids help me make this and it’s so easy and tasty. Ingredients 2-3 cups powdered sugar 1/3 stick softened
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26 October, 2020

Toups Jambalaya

Toups Jambalaya
Posted in : Main Course on by : Gerard Frunzi

I found this wonderful YouTube video when searching for making a proper Jumbalaya. Bring a friend and some proper French bread. Going down the internet rabbits hole on chef Toups has returned lots of great tips and a goal to meet the guy some day. Also seems to be a standup guy where in his
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26 October, 2020

Bacon

Bacon
Posted in : Breakfast on by : Gerard Frunzi

Why on earth is there a recipe here for bacon?  Who doesn’t know how to cook bacon?  While searching the internet on better ways to cook an egg I ran into a different way to cook bacon.  I have never gone back.  Now this picture is of bacon I recently cooked and then refrigerated so
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26 October, 2020

Scallops with lemon garlic sauce

Scallops with lemon garlic sauce
Posted in : Fish on by : Gerard Frunzi

Ingredients Scallops 2 fresh lemons (original recipe calls for 2 tblsp lemon juice) 1/4 stick unsalted butter 3 garlic cloves minced (original recipe calls for 3 tblsp) pepper to taste Directions If you want this to be a great dish you need to buy the best scallops. Local supermarkets here have fine seafood however the
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26 October, 2020

Italian Sausage Sandwich

Italian Sausage Sandwich
Posted in : Pork on by : Gerard Frunzi

Basic and easy recipe. Ingredients Italian sausage Any hoagie type buns from the bakery Marinara sauce (Prego is great) Mozzarella cheese, slice or shredded Directions Select your favorite Italian sausage not in a casing. Make the patties thin and a little longer than the bread bun you are using. It’s easy to make it too
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