Tag: American

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Winter Coleslaw

I always associated cole slaw with summer barbecues until I came across Waitrose Kitchen’s “Winter Slaw“. The addition of fennel and apple as well as the tangy dressing gives this slaw a mix of flavors that go well with winter-weather staples like roasts and stews. I stripped the Waitrose version down to be easier […]

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Haddock Chowder

This is a simple, and simply delicious chowder – a great first chowder if you’ve never made one before. It makes your whole kitchen smell like fish, but it’s worth it. The recipe calls for Haddock, but any white fish would work just as well. Haddock Chowder   Save Print […]

Broccoli and Cheese Baked Potatoes

I’ve been working on this one for awhile, and I’m happy to say I’ve got it right where I want it. As someone who doesn’t often eat meat, broccoli-cheddar potatoes are one of my go-to dishes (particularly in jacket potato-loving Great Britain). It always seems to be missing something, though, […]

Three-Cheese Tuna Melt

Despite a predominately non-meat diet, I do try to eat fish when I can. Something about Omega-3 fish oils in things like salmon and tuna and mackerel being good for you … Anyway, this is a recipe originally from Jorge Cruise’s 3-Hour Diet Cookbook – that was one of my […]

Tomato Cream Soup

In addition to Snert, my other favorite soup indulgence in Holland is tomato cream soup. I’m quite fond of the Unox version out of a can [or bag], but I had been looking forward to soup month for ages so I could try out making my own. The one I […]

Pecan Pie

It turns out, there are many different ways to make a pecan pie. Which is interesting when you figure that this is a pie made essentially of sugar. The recipe below is the one I used at Thanksgiving, and I chose it because it had the highest ranking and popularity […]