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Sweet Swedish Rye Bread

Sweet Swedish rye bread is one of my very favorite foods on the planet. I am one of the luckiest girls on the planet earth. When I was little, I would watch trays of this dark, sweet bread come out of a giant, scary bakery oven – a flaming Ferris wheel, if you will.  The […]

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Norwegian Potato Lefse

Norwegian Potato Lefse. The pounding of the rolling pin onto the pastry-cloth-lined 25-foot long table was comforting. The eight grills all in a line warmed me yet scared me as I walked by. The “Lefse Ladies” as we lovingly referred to them were always there with the best gossip and glorious giggles as they flooded […]

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Braised Chicken With Dried Cherry Compote

Braised Chicken With Dried Cherry Compote is gorgeous and festive and scrumptious. She is sexy upon a plate of arugula and impressive for your guests. Doubled or tripled, she is perfect for a shindig – for she is a party on a plate and in your mouth. Braised Chicken With Dried Cherry Compote Braised Chicken […]

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Cabbage Patch Soup

In high school, I worked at Scandia Bakery in Stanwood, Washington. One thing that impressed me most while working there was watching the lunch counter ladies make homemade cabbage patch soup. There’s just something about little tiny ladies lifting very large pots of ground meat and slicing vegetables by hand that just says love. Add […]

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Baked Potato Soup

I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but it is time to light the pumpkin spice candles and start making Baked Potato Soup. Not just any potato soup. We shall make a knock-your-socks-off-and-drop-your-backpack-in-the-middle-of-the-hallway-on-your-way-to-the-table-so-someone-else-will-trip-over-it soup. Please light your pumpkin candle and let the soup making commence. A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting. – Abraham […]

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