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1: Festive Candied Yam (Sweet Potato) Side Dish

Prepare Yams (Sweet Potatoes): 1 large sweet potato (yam) peeled and cut into 1.5" (approx) chunks. Put into large pot of boiling water with 1 tsp salt and cook uncovered on me...

By: Gord DoC Routley

2: Deep Fried Zucchini Slices

Great for appetizers, snacks, or just for fun!  Ingredients:  4 x 8" Zucchini1 Egg½ Cup Milk

By: Gord DoC Routley

3: DoCs Macaroni and Three-Cheese Casserole

DoC has updated this old favorite with a special combination of Cheddar, Parmesan and Mozzarella cheeses and covered the casserole with browned bread crumbs to add a toased topping. Paprika is used fo...

By: Gord DoC Routley

4: DoC's Potato Pancakes

Great Potato Pancakes  - a delicious classic ...       Ingredients:2 peeled medium potatoes   1 unpeeled zucchini 1 small on...

By: Gord DoC Routley

5: DOC's Extra-Easy Saturday Night Lasagna

Ingredients:3/4 lb lean ground beef  3 cups Traditional Spaghetti Sauce (I prefer Prego)15 oz ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese if you prefer)2 cups fresh shredded m...

By: Gord DoC Routley

6: DoCs version of Jack Daniel's Stillhouse Barbecue Sauce

This is one of my favorites for the BBQ.Jack Daniel's® Stillhouse Barbecue Sauce (This recipe is adapted directly from Jack Daniels himself!)

By: Gord DoC Routley

7: DoCs Deep-Fried Mashed Potato Balls

Ingredients:Shortening or deep fryer1/4 cup water 2 Tbsp shortening3/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 egg 2 cups mashed potat...

By: Gord DoC Routley

8: DoCs Creamed Corn Cornbread

Ingredients:2 cups yellow cornmeal 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup buttermilk 2 eggs ...

By: Gord DoC Routley

9: DoCs Herbed Roast Pork Loin with Potatoes

Roasted pork loin with potatoes - a delicious oven mealThis roast pork loin and potatoes looks fantastic and is a snap to prepare. Serve with a vegetable side dish and your favorite salad ...

By: Gord DoC Routley

10: DoCs Best Bread Pudding

The Very Best Bread Pudding... Ingreditents: 7 or 8 slices of white bread - cut into 3/4" pieces (slightly stale bread works best for me) 3 cups hot milk

By: Gord DoC Routley

Deep Fried Zucchini Slices

Great for appetizers, snacks, or just for fun!  Ingredients:  4 x 8" Zucchini1 Egg½ Cup MilkFlour for Dredging (in ...

By: Gord DoC Routley

A Beginners Guide to Chinese Cookery

When I first ate Chinese food in the UK in the 1970s, it was really quite unappealing. Everything came in a gloopy sauce and seemed to taste the same, due to the overuse of monosodium glutamate, supposedly a flavour enhanc...

By: Liz Canham

Having Fun Cooking

What’s the secret to having fun cooking? Is there a magic bullet that solves all the problems in the kitchen? Maybe, Maybe not. However, two undisputable elements of fun cooking are speed and quality. In other words,...

By: Hugo Felix

How letting children cook helps them eat better

NEW YORK, NY-- - Low-income American families are cooking dinner at home most nights but are struggling to make healthy meals, according to a new study released today from Share Our Strength's...

A guide to the hotels, resorts and other locales in the West that offer travelers hand's-on cooking lessons. Cooking classes are sprouting like shiitake mushrooms across the West, often in gorgeou...

These women may not have an oven, refrigerator, stove, knife, or even the ability to boil water, but they do have plenty of time on their hands. Decades, in fact.