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Bio: Bio: I'm Michelle, aka The Domestic Mama, I'm a mom, baker, cook,housekeeper, slave to my dogs, and freelance writer . This is where I share my recipes and some of the crazy parts of life.

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imperial rice

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Imperial rice~ creamy comfort food

This is one of my favorite dishes. On occasion, my Cuban neighbor will bring me some… and I graciously thank her and run to my kitchen to devour it.  Of course I have begged her for the recipe, but she says she doesn’t use one. That’s the secret, folks. Don’t use a recipe.  Except with baking. You gotta get those baking soda and baking powder measurements exact. ;) Continue reading imperial rice

comfort food

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comfort food~ it’s like a hug in food form

When I was about 17, I found this awesome comfort food cookbook at a bookstore; this was way before the days of the Internet- and debit cards, and I had no cash to buy the book…. so I tried my best to remember it so that I could buy it next time. I was 17. Of course I forgot all the important stuff, like the author or publisher.  I did however, remember that is had awesome photos and recipes. Come to think of it, I bet nowadays the photos wouldn’t be that impressive- have you ever noticed that food photos from the 60′s, 70′s and 80′s don’t look as good as they do today? I have a collection hoarding issue with vintage cookbooks. Especially 1950′s ones.

I need to make a post about my favorites.

Did you know that the Pillsbury bake off used to be called the Grand National?

There’s a little tidbit.

Speaking of tidbits, here is a collection of my most loved comfort food recipes…

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yummy chicken pasta

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yummy chicken pasta~ because sometimes simple names get the point across

Seriously, this is a yummy dish. I know, “yummy” is a immature adjective- one that professional chefs seldom use. I know, I should name it golden chicken spinach fettuccine nestled on top of a bed of fresh vegetable fettuccine and topped with roasted red peppers and smothered in a rich creamy cheese and scallion sauce. But, that would make a REALLY long title, don’t ya think? Me too.

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spaghetti pie

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spaghetti pie (n)

~ a tasty dish I made while I was in a bad mood.

This recipe is tas-tee. But, in my case a do-0ver. Not because of the recipe, but because there was a tiff in our home that night at dinnertime. See… I told y’all I’m not perfect.

So, I need to do over the recipe so that it’s not “attached” to a tiff. I’m sure you have foods like that…. I remember my mom made tacos when I was little- the day I got in BIG trouble for throwing a rock at my sister. Needless to say, I don’t throw rocks anymore.

I do slap plates on the table- and then I stain my tablecloth. Grrrr…

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taco stuffed shells

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I really wanted to post this earlier, but when I sat down to write type it… I just couldn’t feel it. Hmmm… Weird, huh? That’s not like me.  It may have been the fact that I have had company in town, my car broke down, my 3yr old almost killed an 8 year old, and I’ve been in love….

Things like that distract you, you know.

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