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My Childhood Culinary Idols
One of my early childhood memories was playing in the mud in the planter in front of our house. I had a spoon, a bowl, and I think a...
Cori
Mar 18, 20221 min read
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Grand Central Restaurant- Palm Springs
My husband and I had the pleasure of dining here recently and I can't say enough about this restaurant. Obviously during this time of...
Cori
Jan 25, 20221 min read
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Braised Beef Short Ribs in Red Wine Sauce
6 slices thick cut bacon cut into 1/8 inch strips width wise 8 bone in beef short ribs 4 stalks of celery sliced 1 large sweet onion...
Cori
Jan 7, 20222 min read
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Herb crusted prime rib of beef
1 lb. Softened Butter 1/2 cup Minced Garlic 3 tbs Dijon Mustard 1 bunch finely chopped Rosemary 1 bunch of Thyme leaves pulled from the...
Cori
Dec 31, 20211 min read
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Marinated Tri-Tip Roast
1 cup Lemon Juice 1 cup Olive Oil 1/2 cup Soy Sauce 1/2 cup Sugar 1/2 cup minced dried onions 1/2 cup chopped garlic (I cheated and used...
Cori
Dec 21, 20211 min read
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Spinach, Mushroom and Goat Cheese Quiche
1 box pie crust... this has 2 crusts in it. I use store brand... let them warm up.. 2 -8” pie pans 3 tbs butter 1 tbs olive oil 3 cloves...
Cori
Dec 21, 20211 min read
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Yard House seriously hits it out of the park....
Yes it is the Yard House...home to a million taps, and an equally large menu. Nothin fancy, but the food is consistent. The reason for...
Cori
Nov 12, 20201 min read
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Wilma and Frieda in Palm Desert CA- legitimately good
7/10/2019 I've been seeing this place pop up on my Yelp app for quite some time now, and I finally got to give it a try. We showed up...
Cori
Nov 11, 20201 min read
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Peter’s Gourmade Grill delivers an excellent burger at a great price.
I have had this place bookmarked forever. I mean like years. So yesterday we were at MicroCenter, and I checked out my nearby bookmarks,...
Cori
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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Donuts and BBQ? Bobby Q is up there with best BBQ in Phoenix, even with a little sugar on the side.
Let's start this review out by making it clear that I am an avid "smoker". In other words, I have my own smoker rig, and I sure know how...
Cori
Apr 10, 20181 min read
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Historic NOLA restaurant: Commander's Palace lives up to reputation as the best French cuisine
The most extraordinary dining experience ever! I had been looking forward to visiting Commanders palace forever, and when the opportunity...
Cori
Apr 9, 20182 min read
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Best breakfast in OC 2018: Colleary's
5 stars for a hidden new favorite in Orange, CA I found this hidden gem using Yelp, and I am so glad that I did! Really, really good...
Cori
Apr 9, 20181 min read
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Burgers in Santa Ana: Loaded cafe fails to impress
3 star burger, 1 unhinged jaw I had lunch here yesterday, and my review is strictly based on their lunch food only. To be honest, the...
Cori
Apr 9, 20181 min read
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