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Recipes

CHINESE-STYLE RIBS WITH LACQUERED BITTERS GLAZE

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Musical pairing – Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones You may have heard that there is a Big Game happening in our neck of the woods this coming weekend and this fine city has decked herself out in her very best Sunday clothes. The Professor and I have yet to make the journey downtown [...]

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CARAMELIZED ONION DIP

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Musical pairing – Down on the Corner by Credence Clearwater Revival I have decided that I am a chip and dip girl . . . don’t get me wrong, I appreciate a great cookie or a killer piece of chocolate but if those were on the table with potato chips and dip? I’m all about [...]

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OH MY DARLIN’ CLEMENTINE DUTCH BABY

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Musical pairing – Clementine by Billy Preston Just the name of this Dutch Baby takes me back . . . it takes me back to the little house on Ankeny Street . . . and for some reason memories of my Grandma and Grandpa on my dad’s side come flooding back. Grandpa used to sing [...]

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BEET SMOOTHIE

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Beautiful Morning by Take That on Grooveshark Musical pairing – Beautiful Morning by Take That I visited my stylist last week and during one of our conversations I asked, ‘So did you make any New Year’s Reservations this year?’ She laughed and said, ‘No, I’m a realist, why set myself up for something I know [...]

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ORANGE CAKE

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Not Over You by Gavin DeGraw on Grooveshark Musical pairing – Not Over You by Gavin DeGraw We’re ten days into a brand new year and this is my official first post since being hit with a very nasty kidney infection complete with kidney stone(s) that began December 18, 2011 at a wedding shoot in [...]

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CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL AND A SMITH BITES PLAYLIST

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Happy New Year!  This is the Professor.  You might have noticed that it’s been a little quiet here at Smith Bites over the Holidays; Debra had a kidney stone and subsequent infection, but with mega doses of antibiotic and a little TLC, everything seems to be under control.   Her energy is returning and we’ll [...]

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SALTED-CARAMEL SIX-LAYER CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Human by Jon McLaughlin on Grooveshark Musical pairing – Human by Jon McLaughlin When I asked The Professor for his advice on which angle to write this post . . . his reply was, ‘What about how much of a struggle the recipe was?’ To which I said, ‘Oh, you mean from the point of [...]

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PEPPERMINT MARSHMALLOWS

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If you’ve never made marshmallows at home, you’re in for a treat! And the best part? You make them with five ingredients, they come together in less than 30 minutes and while you’re waiting for them to set up, you have plenty of time to work on other projects . . .

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MEATLESS MUFFULETTA

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It wasn’t all that long ago that I was a ‘newbie’ blogger and in fact, still considered myself a ‘newbie’ until I realize that Smith Bites is nearly two years old . . . wait . . . huh? As in how . . . what the . . . and when . . . [...]

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SPICY ASIAN BRITTLE

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Musical pairing – Thankful by Kelly Clarkson Every Christmas my mother moved heaven and earth to buy a gift for my father that he wouldn’t be able to guess or find out about it before December 25th. And nearly every year she failed. He took great pleasure in the taunting and tormenting . . . [...]

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SALTED CARAMEL VANILLA CHEESECAKE

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Musical pairing – My Favorite Mistake by Sheryl Crow You’ve heard me say many a time that I am not a baker . . . meaning I can follow a recipe and bake cookies, cakes and pies but understanding the science of baking or understanding the math of ratios . . . well, that isn’t [...]

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