My Kind of Spread

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By Lori Powell
For One or Two Bites, a blog for singles and couples

Okay, I might be dating myself, but one of my favorite recipes and flavor combinations from Gourmet magazine was peperoncini stuffed with smoked salmon and dill cream. I think it was Amy Mastrangelo who dreamed this up about 15 years ago.

Oddly, you can find other references to this dish with no credit given to Gourmet. It’s a personal pet peeve of mine; you should give credit where credit is due.

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Cranberry Memories

By Lori Powell
For One or Two Bites, a blog for singles and couples

Thanksgiving is a food person’s special holiday! How could it not be? It’s all about sharing great food – and lots of it – with family. What’s not to like?

Okay, okay, there are some things that are not to like but let’s forgo the drama for at least one week and enjoy and embrace the holiday and each other.

My favorite part of the meal is dark turkey meat, crispy skin, stuffing made from day-old, cut-up bread or cornbread ; a root vegetable gratin; creamed onions like the kind my mother makes with the jarred onions. (I know, not so PC!)

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