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Spiced Baked Fruit Casserole

December 6, 2015 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

Baked fruit casseroles are a favorite food memory for me. They always appeared at holiday buffets, usually when a ham was the centerpiece. Recipes for baked fruit are ubiquitous in community cookbooks, and I was particularly fond of a curried fruit casserole recipe that has always been a favorite around here. But my Mom made a version that involved amaretti cookies, which … [Read more...] about Spiced Baked Fruit Casserole

Moroccan Chicken Salad

June 16, 2013 by The Runaway Spoon 1 Comment

As the weather really starts to heat up, a cool summer supper salad is a great thing to have in the fridge.  Chicken salad is perfect picnic or party food, great for a weekend at the lake or lunch by the pool.  I love a good chicken salad and make many different versions depending on the occasion and the mood.  I like chunky chicken, crunch, texture and color – something … [Read more...] about Moroccan Chicken Salad

Coronation Chicken Salad

June 3, 2012 by The Runaway Spoon 2 Comments

This weekend, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee – sixty years on the throne.  When she was crowned (she became Queen when her father died in 1952, but the coronation was June 5, 1953),  Britain was still recovering from the wartime devastation, and rationing was still in effect for many foods.  But it was, of course, necessary to create and elegant meal to serve … [Read more...] about Coronation Chicken Salad

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