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The Anything Egg Scramble

I call this the “Anything Egg Scramble” because you can put just about whatever you want in it (or whatever you have). The only essential ingredient really is….eggs. So technically you can just have an egg scramble. But that’s not what makes this taste so outrageous and be potentially healthy and filling. The key is to bulk up your scrambled …

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Granny Ruth’s Clams Casino

My Mom (affectionalely known to my kids as Granny) made the most amazing Clams Casino for me and my sisters growing up. At some point in my teens Mom taught me how to make them. It’s like a magic trick. The illusion is so amazing until you learn how it works. Then you realize how easy it really is to …

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How to core, cut, and clean a pepper

Peppers come in all kinds of varieties. You have your green pepper. You have your red pepper. Heck, they even have yellow and orange peppers! Not to mention the enormous number of hot pepper varieties. At the end of the day, they are all…peppers. As such, the basic technique to coring and cleaning them is roughly the same. All peppers …

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How to peel an onion

Here is a quick tutorial on peeling an onion. This basic skill will be used over and over again as you learn to cook the dish’s in Dad’s Simple Recipes. There are many ways to peel an onion, but the way I show here was taught to me by a “salty dog” chef at The Mason Jar in Bellport, NY …

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