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6 cups left over mashed potatoes
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 medium onion, diced
1/2 lb. ...
Adapted from here
Ingredients:
1 lb.(16 oz.) fresh cranberries
2 medium granny smith apples, ...
The history of the Hot Toddy goes back several hundreds of years. It probably began in the Bible ...
olive oil
1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
coarse sea salt
freshly ...
Makes 4 servings
Poached Figs:
2 cups Muscata wine (or other sweet dessert wine of your choice)
¾ cup ...
POM Dressing:
Juice from 2-3 large POM Wonderful Pomegranates,* or 1 cup POM Wonderful 100% ...
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