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A Cabbage Casserole for St. Patrick’s Day

My son Steve celebrates his birthday along with the Irish—on St. Patrick’s Day. Here is recipe from my files; one I used to serve at his family party when he was a wee lad. You can make the dish a day ahead and refrigerate overnight.

Because daughter Laura adores pigs and won’t eat any pork products, I no longer make this recipe. I respect her passion, but admit, I’m craving a bite. I hope you make this casserole and enjoy.

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Obama Peach Cobbler

Since I did not venture to Washington for the Inaugu-ration, I decided to bake. Fact is a recipe for peach cobbler appeared all over the Internet about a week ago. Supposedly it is Barack Obama’s favorite dessert, and I must admit a fondness for cobblers myself.

Before starting, I cut the recipe in half which called for 15 cups of peaches. 15 cups? That’s an awful lot of fruit when it’s selling for $2.49 a pound (in Jacksonville, FL.) Frozen peaches were an option, but honestly, not much lower in cost.

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