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Butternut Squash

I wasted no time in using up the rest of the squash I cut up, yesterday. I found a recipe on the NY Times cooking pages for a butternut squash and mushroom wellington that sounded interesting, but I wasn't doing puff
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The End Of Week Thirty-One

The weight-loss results weren't what I was hoping for, but considering I had a pretty food-centric week, only gaining a pound is pretty good. It's just reinforcing the simple fact that portion control is really important and even though nuts
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Victor in the Kitchen

Giorno di San Valentino Parte Due

For the non-Italian speakers out there, that would be Valentine's Day Part two. Part Two, because, while we've been in and out of the kitchen most of the day, this is dinner! Victor saw this recipe the other day and asked
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Both of Us in the Kitchen

Valentine's Day

On our first Valentine's Day, I think I got Victor something like 20 pounds of chocolates - and he pretty much did the same to me. See's Tuxedo Hearts, little stuffed animals... roses for days... all became the norm. We've
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Bread

Milk Bread

With a bit of snow overnight and a light freezing rain falling since early this morning, there is just no reason to leave the house. And no reason to leave the house is the perfect reason to bake a loaf
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Victor in the Kitchen

Gnocchi

I casually mentioned to Victor, this morning, that it would be great if he made butternut squash gnocchi for dinner tonight. I had bought a rather large butternut squash and used half of it for dinner on Thursday and had
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Tim in the Kitchen

Chicken Pot Pie

Individual pot pies have become my go-to for portion control. Four inch springform pans have taken the place of the family-sized casseroles I once made because the two of us could/would consume 47 times our weight in excess pot pie without
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The End of Week Thirty

I'm definitely filing this in the who woulda thunk category, today. Really. Who woulda thunk we'd be doing this for thirty weeks - losing weight, gaining strength and stamina, eating better - and actually enjoying it?!? It seriously boggles the mind. I
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Butternut Squash and Ham

I was going to do some updates on the site, today, and when I scrolled down the page I remembered I needed to order more garlic powder from Atlantic Spice. I was a good boy and only ordered the garlic
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Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, and Peas

My impulse-buy of the week was a 3 3/4 pound top round steak - often erroneously called a London Broil which is a cooking method, not a cut of meat. Your food etymology lesson for the day is complete. I like
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新年快樂

Happy Chinese New Year! It seems that I've been saying Happy New Year wrong for the past whatever years. Or, at least, not entirely right... Gung Hay Fat Choy - is Cantonese for wishing someone a prosperous new year. Cantonese
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Espresso and Sambuca

Ah... the joys of being retired... Victor saw an online article the other day that Bialetti - the maker of the iconic Moka Express was in danger of bankruptcy. Neither of us have ever owned a moka express, so we decided
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Pistachio Risotto

I find it rather interesting how meals can come together around here. This morning, I pulled a pork chop out of the freezer thinking I'd grill a chop and probably serve it with mashed potatoes and peas. Simple and basic. While
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Chili

I've been craving chili for a while, now. Back when Victor had to travel for work - and before Nonna moved in - I would live on chili dogs and chili burgers while he was gone. It's been many years
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Crackers

We won't be watching the Super Bowl, today. Why bother when you want both teams to lose? My Northern California DNA just won't allow for rooting for the Rams, and New England?!? I'm over them. Once upon a time, one could
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Steaks and Mushrooms

I came across a steak recipe the other day on the BBC Food website that sounded kinda interesting. It was a filet crusted in cashews and topped with a mushroom sauce - my kind of meal. We didn't have any
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The End of Week Twenty-Nine

I hit a milestone, yesterday - for about 5 minutes, anyway. I made it to 189 pounds. I have not weighed under 190 for 30 years. Alas, when I did my weigh-in at the gym, today, I was at a
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Tim in the Kitchen

Pork Pies

In keeping with my current obsession with The Great British Bake Off, I decided Pork Pies were needed for dinner, tonight. They're not exactly a traditional British recipe, but I'm not exactly British, either. I guess they were more along
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Wednesday Macaroni

I was reading through my twitter feed, today, and came across a really great article by Ellie Slee entitled The Joy of Cooking Without Pictures. The tagline that made me click the article was "Here I am writing about how Instagram
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Victor in the Kitchen

Almond and Raisin Butter

One thing I have learned living on the east coast is crystal blue skies mean cold. Gray skies mean hot. Today, we have really blue skies. It's nothing like what's happening just west of us, but it's still damned cold -
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Victor in the Kitchen

Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

We've been eating soups for lunch for quite a while, now. It's the perfect meal for heating us up and filling us up during these cold winter months. Besides just being good, they're packed with nutrients. It's win-win for weather
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Bread

Baking Bread

We're getting a bit of snow, so I thought a loaf or two of bread might be in order. The call for snow around here always sends the populace into a tizzy, so I ventured out early to get the weekly
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Tim in the Kitchen

Stuffed Butternut Squash

I was rooting around the 'fridge this morning and found the last of the beef and ale filling from the other day. It was really good, but not quite enough for another dinner. It was also too good to toss.
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Victor in the Kitchen

Spaghetti and Meatballs

There's something about pasta on Sunday that makes me smile. Since Sunday pasta is not a childhood memory of mine, it must stem from living with an Italian for almost 25 years. We often had a big Sunday Dinner if my
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Bread

A Wholesome Loaf

If you read yesterday's post, you'll note that I've started stalking following a few of the contestants from the Great British Bake Off. The show, itself, is a lot of fun to watch and the creativity of the participants is really
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The End of Week Twenty-Eight

The good news is, we're back on track with a bit of weight-loss. Victor is doing a bit better than me, but I'm not complaining. Anything in the negative bin is a win, as far as I'm concerned, and this
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Pork Chops

The rains have finally subsided. Flood Watches and River Flood Watches are still in effect, but nothing is falling from the sky, right now. We survived another one - just some minor leakage in the basement. Not as bad as it
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Scallops and Bok Choy

It's been a while since we had scallops around here. Or, at least, it's been a while since I blogged about them. We do eat dinner seven days a week, but there are those days when I just don't have anything
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Happy Birthdays and Harrowing Hospitals

Thirty-nine years ago, today, my niece, Erin was born. My sister, Arlene, and her husband, Tim, had moved back to Tim's hometown of Jena, Louisiana about a year before, so my mom flew back to give her a hand with
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Five Rice Risotto

Every now and again, it's fun to take a classic dish and spin it around, a bit. I think it's reasonably common knowledge that risotto is made with a short-grained rice - arborio is probably the best known and most readily
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Tim and Victor's Totally Joyous Recipes

Welcome to the site!

We have recipes from family reunions, heart-healthy from the ’90s, artery-clogging from the ’60’s, rustic breads, gooey desserts, hundreds of recipes from friends and family, quick and easy ideas, and whatever we decided to pull together for dinner.
Eclectic, to say the least.

And eclectic really does sum up what it’s all about – fun food for fun people with something for any occasion.

Peruse the site and have some fun! There are several thousand recipes just waiting for you!

THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Family
and
Friends

This is a collection of recipes from family and friends, TV personalities, and stuff just found along the way. There are handwritten recipes from long-gone relatives and things we’ve recently found. There’s no real rhyme or reason to anything other than they’re things we like. Because that’s really what it’s all about.

THE RECIPES
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTIONS

Outrageous
Holiday
Cooking

These are recipes shared by our wonderful family and friends. Recipes that have been handed down over the years as well as fun foods newly created. A one-stop-shop for all your Holiday Cooking!

THE RECIPES
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Family Reunion
Recipes
One

Family recipes shared at our first Family Reunion at Fort Robinson, Nebraska in 1986. They run the gamut from savory to sweet - with something for everyone.

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Family Reunion
Recipes
Two

Family recipes shared at our second Family Reunion at Fort Robinson, Nebraska in 1996. Even more fun foods!

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Tim's
Mom's
Cookbooks

Here it is! Tim’s Mom’s collection of recipes from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Days when cooking was definitely more fun and adventurous! The two original loose leaf binders contain recipes culled from magazines and newspapers, as well as handwritten recipes by her, her mother, and other friends and relatives.

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Recipes
From The
Heart

These recipes were created for the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center by menu and recipe coordinator Christine Leishman, who has extensive experience in some of San Francisco’s finest restaurants. They are for anyone who is serious about cooking and eating delicious and healthful foods.

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Little Gram's
Cookbook

“Little Gram” was Mary Ferante, nee Taomina. She was our sister-in-law Marie’s Grandmother, and, while not exactly a blood relation to us, was nevertheless “Little Grandma” to us as well. She was spry, active, and ready to talk politics or cooking right up to her passing in July 2008 at 105. Yes, one hundred and five.

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Recipes
From
Villa Modica

The villa is located in Modica, province of Ragusa, in Sicily – in the southeastern corner of the island. Close to Syracusa, Catania, and easy driving to Mount Etna, it’s the perfect location. And the food. The food. The food...

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Quick Meals
In
Minutes

These are mostly recipes created when Tim was doing demo work. They are quick and easy - and should really take only minutes to throw together.

THE RECIPES

Bread

Milk Bread

With a bit of snow overnight and a light freezing rain falling since early this morning, there is just no reason to leave the house. And no reason to leave the house is the perfect reason to bake a loaf of bread. There’s just something about freshly-baking bread that can li...

by Tim Dineen

Tim in the Kitchen

Butternut Squash

I wasted no time in using up the rest of the squash I cut up, yesterday. I found a recipe on the NY Times cooking pages for a butternut squash and mushroom wellington that sounded interesting, but I wasn’t doing puff pastry, tonight. I thought the idea could be reworked int...

by Tim Dineen

Desserts

Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake

‘Tis the season to eat pumpkin – and while pumpkin pie is one of my most favorite desserts, a pumpkin cheesecake ain’t too shabby, either – especially when pecans and maple syrup are included! We’re bringing a couple of desserts and an appetizer to d...

by Tim Dineen

Victor in the Kitchen

Giorno di San Valentino Parte Due

For the non-Italian speakers out there, that would be Valentine’s Day Part two. Part Two, because, while we’ve been in and out of the kitchen most of the day, this is dinner! Victor saw this recipe the other day and asked if I wanted to go out to dinner, tonight, of h...

by Tim Dineen

Holidaze

‘Twas The Night Before Christmas …

… and more Ghosts of Christmases past have surfaced. Coming from a large family, Christmas was anything but quiet. When it was merely the six kids, it was chaos and pandemonium. Imagine six kids attacking the tree looking for gifts with their name on it. A finite amount of ...

by Tim Dineen

Both of Us in the Kitchen

Valentine’s Day

On our first Valentine’s Day, I think I got Victor something like 20 pounds of chocolates – and he pretty much did the same to me. See’s Tuxedo Hearts, little stuffed animals… roses for days… all became the norm. We’ve done goofy, we’ve d...

by Tim Dineen

Butternut Squash

I wasted no time in using up the rest of the squash I cut up, yesterday. I found a recipe ...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
The End Of Week Thirty-One

The weight-loss results weren’t what I was hoping for, but considering I had a prett...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Giorno di San Valentino Parte Due

For the non-Italian speakers out there, that would be Valentine’s Day Part two. Part...

Victor in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Valentine’s Day

On our first Valentine’s Day, I think I got Victor something like 20 pounds of choco...

Both of Us in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Milk Bread

With a bit of snow overnight and a light freezing rain falling since early this morning, t...

Bread

Tim Dineen
Gnocchi

I casually mentioned to Victor, this morning, that it would be great if he made butternut ...

Victor in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen
Chicken Pot Pie

Individual pot pies have become my go-to for portion control. Four inch springform pans h...

Tim in the Kitchen

Tim Dineen