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Adventures in Cooking: Sour Cream Chive Potato Cakes

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For every holiday that we decide to host at our house I always try to help out by making something simple to be on the menu.  In the past I've made baked mac and cheese for Thanksgiving or I help bake cookies but this time around I wanted to make something that wasn't dessert related (but I also made cookies too!) Easter food can be a little tricky I think but I wanted to make something that would be a nice addition to the feast!

Adventures in Cooking: Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup

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If you know me, then you definitely know that I'm probably one of the pickiest eaters on the planet but recently I've had a change of heart.  Most of my life I've pretty much ordered off the kids menu at restaurants because they had exactly what I wanted: Pasta with no sauce, just butter.  And for years, even in my 20s I would order the exact same thing restaurant to restaurant. I've tried numerous times to try new things and there are just some foods I just don't like and probably won't ever. I don't like fish, red meat, sushi, a number of vegetables, strawberries, oranges...the list goes on and on.   I was a vegetarian for the past 9 or 10 years or so mostly because I just never liked the taste of meat.  This past summer I decided to give meat another chance and for the first time since I can't remember, I'm starting to eat chicken!  I'm still weary about giving burgers another try but maybe I'll find the right one With this re...