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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Monday, December 21, 2009

Hot Crab & Shrimp Fondue


We had an appetizer at Uno's restaurant the other night and loved it, so I searched the web to see if I could find a similar recipe. This one was very good. We served it for a Christmas party. We made a bread bowl out of a round loaf of bread and I just cut up the inside of the bowl and toasted it with butter for the bread to dip. I baked the fondue for 20 minutes in a dish, then transferred it to the bread bowl for the final 10. I then turned on the broiler to brown it up at the end. Very easy and delicious, a real hit!

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1 small can artichoke hearts, coarsley chopped (optional)
1/4 pound shrimp, cut in bite-size pieces
1/4 pound crab meat, drained
1 small onion, finely diced
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/8 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning salt
Ground white pepper, to taste

Mix all ingredients together and pour into a casserole dish. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees until bubbly, about 20-30 minutes. Serve hot with toasted French bread.

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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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