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Butternut squash pizza With Broccolini
Butternut squash lovers rejoice! This decadent slice is creamy, crunchy and packed with veggie goodness. ********************************...

Pansy the Pirate
Jan 16, 20221 min read


Lalo’s Cacahuate Beans With Pico De Gallo
Mexico City chef Eduardo “Lalo” Garcia’s secret is to cook these beans very simply, for a very long time, until they’re super-soft, then...

Pansy the Pirate
Jan 9, 20222 min read


The Best Recipes for Every Type of Seafood
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Pansy the Pirate
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Spicy Cabbage and Bacon Cake Salé
I am really enjoying this pirate business. Gleaning the best of the best or the most unusual is oh so rewarding. I won’t slap a recipe...

Pansy the Pirate
Nov 6, 20212 min read


Blueberry Gingerbread
Ha! I just knew that in my travels I would find something I love as much as cheesecake. This will have a roost in my freezer right next...

Pansy the Pirate
Oct 17, 20211 min read


How to Make Melting Potatoes
Wow! What a game changer this can be. I have baked, boiled, mashed, shredded, and roasted potatoes. In all my travels I have never seen...

Pansy the Pirate
Oct 16, 20212 min read


The Best Baked Salmon
This simple baked salmon really hits all the right note: tangy, sweet, savory, a little spicy and crunchy. Cooking a larger piece makes...

Pansy the Pirate
Sep 11, 20211 min read


Bananas Foster
A little historical background here. New Orleans was a major center for banana imports from Central and South America. In 1951 Brennan’s...

Pansy the Pirate
Jan 24, 20211 min read


Creamy Chicken Alfredo Turnovers
I’m not real keen on all the store bought items for cooking. But then who am I to judge puff pastry, rotisserie chicken, and Alfredo...

Pansy the Pirate
Aug 22, 20202 min read


Roasted Garlic Ice Cream
Garlic cookies are a stunning find. I would walk the plank if this garlic ice cream doesn’t rank right up there. Roasting garlic brings...

Pansy the Pirate
Jul 25, 20201 min read


Garlic Cookies--Dyer Garlic Farm
Yes, you read that correctly! These plain looking cookies that are sweet and savory may not be for everyone. Many die-hard garlic lovers...

Pansy the Pirate
Jul 12, 20201 min read


Better-Than-Grandma's Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Skip the Flour for the Best Scalloped Potatoes Flour makes an overly thick, goopy sauce. This recipe relies on the potato starches alone...

Pansy the Pirate
Jun 21, 20202 min read


How To Make The Best Beef Stew
I cased this place for a long time before I swooped in. This looks like it would be worth walking the plank for. So…………Treat yourself on...

Pansy the Pirate
May 31, 20203 min read


Brown Butter Cinnamon Rolls
"Brown Butter Cinnamon Rolls take all day, but dear God are they worth it"

Pansy the Pirate
May 24, 20207 min read


Red Beans and Rice With a Secret
It is a truly unusual secret which is not a secret

Pansy the Pirate
May 17, 20202 min read


Crab, Haddock and Leek Lasagne
A lot of work, but well worth the effort for seafood lovers.

Pansy the Pirate
May 9, 20203 min read


Foolproof Pie Crust
Nothing like the little old ladies at a country church

Pansy the Pirate
May 3, 20201 min read


Roberta's Pizza Dough
Don't do the pizza joints any more

Pansy the Pirate
May 2, 20202 min read


You haven't lived until you tried this
The really unusual recipes

Pansy the Pirate
Apr 15, 20201 min read
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