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Lebanese Meat Pies

March 15, 2010

My father-in-law is Lebanese and he is also a fantastic cook. When he was very young, his father ran a bakery in Fall River, Massachusetts and meat pies were definitely on the menu. The bakery was sold long ago but the love of meat pies stayed with him.

Tagged as: baking, Beef, Lebanese, meat pie, pine nuts, recipes

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Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

March 10, 2010

There are three things that I expect from a cookie: it has to be big, it has to be chewy and it has to be full of flavor. This cookie has all three in spades. If you love butterscotch then you will love this cookie. It is full of butterscotch chips from one side of [...]

Tagged as: baking, butterscotch, cookie, oatmeal, recipes

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Pasta Carbonara

March 5, 2010

This has always been a favorite of mine.  It is not the healthiest of meals but it certainly qualifies as comfort food.  The traditional Italian dish is made with pancetta but pancetta was never readily available where I grew up so we always used American bacon. 
 

Tagged as: bacon, carbonara, eggs, Italian, parmesan, parsley, Pasta, recipes, spaghetti

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