From Millie

From Millie.

Kathy wrote that she and Larry were traveling north from Los Angeles along the Pacific Coast Highway and stopped to eat at a small town. When leaving the restaurant, Larry asked the cashier to give the chef his compliments on the soup. She asked if he would like the recipe – people asked for it...

This new addition to our table came from a CD-Rom of low-fat and no-fat recipes entitled Magic Chef (Automated Archives, Inc., c. 1994); it contains over 27,000 recipes, apparently contributed by individuals as there are a lot of similar recipes; I couldn’t tell if the recipes had been kitchen-tested or just collected. Needless to say,...

Bob sent this along from Marie, who was born and raised in Haiti. Note that there are four parts to the meal. Looks like this is an all day preparation for one, or a good meal to make when you’ll have many hands in the kitchen. Goat meat is more widely available these days; look...

Our family makes this as a staple with many desserts. So quick and yummy!

From Peggy: Another family favorite from “Heart of the Home” by Susan Branch. The meat is extremely tender and gourmet-tasting. Everyone who has this raves about it – even Dad!

From Peggy: She reports this is one of her favorite chicken recipes, from a book by Susan Branch, “Heart of the Home” in Martha’s Vineyard. She has begun growing her own herbs and using then fresh in this recipe. Martha (her Martha, that is) asked if this was smoked chicken – the herbs really penetrate...

This is a hot dish, served with slices of French bread or crostini.