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CHEF JEFF: One Byte At A Time — Holy Guacamole

Parties that revolve around events such as the Super Bowl often don’t have a main course but rather a number of appetizers. Among the most popular appetizers are dips. They can accompany chips, crackers, veggies or even meats or seafood such as chicken wings and shrimp. One of my favorite dips is guacamole, which is made up of mostly avocados …


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CHEF JEFF: One Byte At A Time — Super Bowl Wings

One thing is for a sure bet on Super Bowl Sunday — that a lot of Americans will be eating chicken wings. According to the National Chicken Council, we’ll be devouring 1.25 million of the on the big day. While the quarterbacks for the two teams — Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Russell Wilson of the Seattle …


CHEF JEFF: One Byte At A Time — Tater Tot Hotdish

Most kids like pasta, be it in spaghetti, lasagna or a good casserole. And not many of them would turn up their noses at a good hotdish that contains pasta, either. For that matter, the same goes for adults. Show me anyone who doesn’t like a pasta hotdish, and I’ll show you a picky eater. Take my grandson, for example. He loves his …

CHEF JEFF: ONE BYTE AT A TIME — Red Cherry Pie

Washington’s Birthday is just around the corner. This year, it will be celebrated Monday. Contrary to what many Americans believe, it is not Presidents’ Day (as it is in Minnesota). Nor Presidents Day (North Dakota), nor Washington and Lincoln’s Birthday (Montana). (There are also more than a dozen other variations.) But one thing is for sure. Cherry pie is a …