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Arugula Salad with Blue Cheese, Figs and Pecans

May 23, 2018July 22, 2026Leave a comment

This is a fantastic salad to start off a special meal. It is hearty in flavor, so make sure to follow it with something dramatic, or include it as part of a grilled meal.

Even better, make a lot, add some bread and a nice bottle of Johannesburg Riesling and make it into a meal.

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Healthy Salad Recipe: Arugula, Strawberries, and Blue Cheese

September 9, 2015July 22, 2026Leave a comment

This is one of my all time favorites. It is perfect for a light salad, but yet it’s packed with flavor. I do think the key is the candied pecan, but you can substitute any other candied nut.

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Grandma Ethel’s Best Pecan Pie Recipe

December 18, 2010August 13, 2026Leave a comment

I have been asked for this recipe so many times, I can’t count, so here it is, my Grandma Ethel’s Pecan Pie. As a child, I could not get enough of this pie, and I really do think that my grandma’s recipe is the best. Sweet, and rich, but not overpowering.

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