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January 12th, 2010

You have found a treasure trove of the family’s best recipes, each one has earned its stripes across many attempts.  All recipes are free and yours to use, modify, and enjoy.

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Lazy Man Dan’s Noodles

May 26th, 2024

The lowest effort dandan noodles possible. This is a go-to for me (Walt) when I’m working from home and forget to eat lunch until 2:00 in the afternoon, and find I need something stat to get my blood sugar back up.

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Annie’s Yeasted Waffles

May 26th, 2024

Airy, crispy and with a hint of sourdough flavor. Although these waffles require prep the night before, they box out any day-of recipe or prefab waffle mix.

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Kylie’s Takeout Eggplant Noodles

November 12th, 2023

This dish is in the spirit of Chinese American takeout: umami, sweet, sour, and noodles wreathed in a glow of garlic oil. This is a Kylie original, riffing off the NYT Cooking’s Sweet & Sour Eggplant. Our version knows no national bounds – Japanese Udon, Chinese black vinegar, Holy Basil and Sawtooth coriander from Thailand, Gochugaru from Korea combine to make quintessentially American food.

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Walt’s Favorite Chicken Pot Pie

November 5th, 2023

Savory, warm, homey. This is a fall classic in the Della household. We make it at least once ever year, and relish the results all week. Beware, making this recipe is an all afternoon affair, so set aside enough time to enjoy cooking this.

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Seeds of change

December 25th, 2013

2 cups pumpkin seeds

2 cups sunflower seeds

2 cups slivered almonds

6 Tbsp maple syrup

1 tsp salt

 

Combine in a bowl and stir with spatula.  Split the nut/seed mixture between 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper.  Bake in 350° oven for 15 minutes or until just slightly roasted.  Cool fully on parchment paper and then break into smaller pieces.  At this point, you can stop and eat like this.  Or you can continue on for another flavor.

Put nut/seed mixture back in the bowl and stir in:

2 cups Craisins

Zest of one orange

 

This is quite excellent too.  However, I find that the addition of the craisins softens the nuts somewhat and the nut chunks seem to fall apart.  It’s good either way.