Author Archives: debspots

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve been working on this chocolate chip cookie recipe for 50 years. It is my holiday gift to you! Happy holidays!!! Like any decent food blogger, I’ve made many different chocolate chip cookies in my baking career. The originial Toll House … Continue reading

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Deb’s Chicken Cacciatore

“You must be Jewish,” the produce man said to my mother. She couldn’t figure out if this was his idea of flirtation, or a peculiar response to her request for bigger onions. He must have realized that the appropriateness of … Continue reading

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Pecan Bars

    Happy Thanksgiving!! Have you noticed that most Americans prefer Thanksgiving to other holidays? I have heard and read much speculation about this. And the nature of the speculation usually reveals more about the person speaking or writing than … Continue reading

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Caramel Corn OMFG

    Guess what Bob found in the garage? My popcorn popper! Last fall, before the renovation from hell, we packed away most of the contents of the broken kitchen. Everything that wasn’t an everyday essential went into storage in … Continue reading

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Genius-ish Umami Roasted Cauliflower

Don’t get me wrong, I love being dr deb. My work is meaningful, important, interesting, lucrative, and rewarding. I’ve been a practicing psychologist for 28 years and I’m good at it. But I watch my husband, friends, and colleagues aspire … Continue reading

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Thai Coconut Curry with Brussels Sprouts and Tofu

“Ma, I messed up.” A text from Brian telling me he’d slipped while cooking and spilled hot oil, burning his hand. Instantly, I re-experienced the pain I’d felt a few summers ago, when a jar shattered and boiling water cascaded … Continue reading

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Sweet and Spicy Asian Sesame Cabbage Salad

Once upon a time, there was something even more delicious than food: the way they talked when they were babies. In 1992, my mother saved all the bright objects she could find just so that she could hold them up … Continue reading

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Turkey Stuffed Portobellos

Well, I’m all set for winter. In the stress and disruption of construction last spring, I appear to have forgotten to switch my snow tires for the all-weather ones in the garage. I suppose it’s a viable way to cut … Continue reading

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Apple Roses

The phone rang the instant I posted the comment on Facebook.“Are you serious”? I replied, “um…sort of, well…, partly.” My dear friend and tech angel, Mary, was responding to my comment: “We need to make these immediately”! The comment was … Continue reading

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Glazed Tofu Bowl with Tahini Lime Sauce

Today is the one year anniversary of Deb’sPotsBlog! When I started blogging (it’s a verb, how weird!), my intention was to integrate my passions for clay and for food, as well as my interests in writing and photography. I thought I … Continue reading

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