Peggy's Home Cooking Blog November 2006 Archive

These chewy, moist, and delicious cookies start with a cake mix and are loaded with both white and dark chocolate chips. It's quite a time-saver and they are incredibly easy ... Read More

Cheddar cheese gives an added richness and tang to homemade cream of mushroom soup. This soup is quite filling on its own, but if you want to make it a ... Read More

Tired of turkey? Take the lowly roast beef sandwich to a new level with brie cheese and crispy fried onions. Grill it with a garlic herb compound butter and you ... Read More

Your turkey is thawed and ready to go, but how long do you cook it? Roasting times will depend upon whether or not the turkey is stuffed. Those plastic ... Read More

Can you tell this turkey has been almost entirely deboned? Your guests will never guess it is deboned until you cut it. Frozen turkeys are available year-round. They are ... Read More

Here's an economical and elegant way to get four dinners from two Cornish game hens. The herbs, sun-dried tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese add a profusion of flavor to not only ... Read More

A delicious filling of dried fruit, pecans, and cream cheese swirls through these sugar cookies. I like to sprinkle half with confectioners' sugar and leave half plain. They are quite ... Read More

These little gems are somewhere between a cookie and a candy. They are bites of heavenly marshmallow atop chocolate cookies, topped with more chocolate and nuts. Great for kitchen gifts. • ... Read More

The ingredient list looks long, but this soup is pretty easy to make. Herbs and spices transform boring ground chicken to bites of delight, bursting with flavor. Kids love the ... Read More

A reader asks: "At an upscale restaurant, my plate was garnished with a star-shaped food. I was told it is called star fruit. What is star fruit? Is it edible?" ... Read More

These chicken wings are easy to make, but very tender and flavorful. As an added bonus, you'll end up with some awesome leftover chicken stock to use later in soups, ... Read More

There is nothing wrong with taking short-cuts when baking, and here is a perfect example. These chewy, moist, and delicious cookies start with a cake mix and are loaded with ... Read More