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In the Kitchen with Polly

In the Kitchen with Polly

"It's all about the recipe!"

Author: Polly

It's all about the recipe. Really, it is. I have amassed quite a collection of recipes from my favorite cookbooks, food magazines, friends, the Internet, and more recently my adult daughters. I test every recipe I post. Some I've been cooking for years, decades even, a few I have made only a few times. I don't post mediocre recipes. I don't post good recipes. I post GREAT recipes. I started “In the Kitchen with Polly” on January 1, 2010, a joint venture between myself and my non-cooking but most excellent webmaster, proofreader, technical goddess and all-around bestie, Ratty. (Not a joke. Ratty is her chosen name. Her Mama didn’t do that to her, she did it to herself.) Last year we hit a snag. The website went up in flames. Monstrous flames. It took a long time to sort out what happened and even longer to recreate what was lost. Hundreds of pictures, gone, and every recipe we posted (300+) over the last 14 years had to be reformatted. It's done now though. I like this brighter version. Scroll through. Find something you like. There’s a search button and there are also tags to click on if you want to find a recipe for a specific food. If you need it, the print button is on the preview page and at the end of the recipe page. Enjoy! Let me know if you try something!
Poached Pear Salad
Asst Holidays & EventsFallFruitsGuest RecipeSalads

Poached Pear Salad

PollyNovember 15, 2010August 28, 2025

Poached Pear Salad is ideal for any fancy meal and also be good for a light lunch when paired—peared! now there’s a joke in the making—when paired with a sandwich or quiche, baked potato or flat bread, pizza or a…

Fun-Face Cookie-Pops
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Fun-Face Cookie-Pops

PollyOctober 27, 2010August 28, 2025

Is it a cookie? Is it a lollipop? It’s a Fun-Face Cookie-Pop! My kids loved these, both making them and eating them. We’ve been making these candy studded spice cookie pops every Fall since 1998, and unfortunately I don’t remember where I originally found the recipe. One…

French Onion Soup
AppetizersFallSoupsWinter

French Onion Soup

PollyOctober 24, 2010February 5, 2026

As a newlywed, and married to a man who owned a copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, French Onion Soup was one of the first things I learned how to make well—thank you, Julia Child—and one of the…

Soft Pretzel Bites
AppetizersBreadsFall

Soft Pretzel Bites

PollyOctober 21, 2010August 28, 2025

If Jett can make pretzel bites, so can you! Time to play in the kitchen again! I am not a newbie to homemade soft pretzels. My favorite bread machine cookbook Bread Machine Magic has a recipe for Special Ed-ible Pretzels on…

Pear Crisp
Breakfast & BrunchFallPies & Tarts

Pear Crisp

PollyOctober 18, 2010August 28, 2025

Ahhh, fall comfort food! I love baked pears and I love an oatmeal rich crisp topping, so I was pleased to cut this recipe from a Cooking Light magazine several years ago. I’ve fooled with it quite a bit, more spices, more oatmeal,…

Cheddar Cheese Crackers
AppetizersAsst Holidays & EventsSeasonal

Cheddar Cheese Crackers

PollyOctober 17, 2010August 28, 2025

Look what I made for my grandson’s Pups and Trucks birthday party, cheddar dog bone crackers! Aren’t they adorable? I think the two-year-olds, and their parents, are really going to enjoy them 🙂  I used a small cookie cutter to cut the bone…

Roasted Rosemary-Garlic Chicken
Guest RecipeMain DishPoultryVeggies

Roasted Rosemary-Garlic Chicken

PollyOctober 17, 2010August 20, 2025

With New Potatoes and Seared Asparagus Spears! My friend John, the rugged, he-man, Lake Superior Chef of Asian Glazed Thigh fame, has submitted another recipe. I am posting this now because it sounds like it’s just the thing for a…

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

PollyOctober 16, 2010December 2, 2025

My new favorite muffin recipe, just in time for your fall weekend baking:  Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins!  This muffin has been likened to the Starbucks Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins, and I think that’s a fair comparison, but I like this…

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It's all about the recipe—really, it is! I have amassed quite a collection of recipes from my favorite cookbooks, food magazines, friends, the Internet, and more recently my adult daughters. I test every recipe I post. Some I've been cooking for years, decades even, and a few I have made only a few times. I don't post mediocre recipes. I don't post good recipes. I post GREAT recipes! When I find a recipe I LOVE, I can't wait to share it. I started In the Kitchen with Polly on January 01, 2010, a joint venture between myself and my non-cooking but most excellent webmaster, proofreader, technical goddess and all-around bestie, ratty (not a joke—ratty is her chosen nickname—her Mama didn’t do that to her, she did it to herself!). Last year we hit a snag—the website went up in monstrous flames. It took a long time to sort out what happened and even longer to recreate what was lost. Hundreds of pictures gone, and every recipe we posted (300+) over the last 14 years had to be reformatted, many pictures retaken. It's done now though, and we are back! I like this brighter version :) Scroll through! Find something you like, and let's get cooking! There’s a search button and there are also tags to click on if you want to find a recipe for a specific food. If you need it, the print button is on the preview page and at the end of each post.

Enjoy!

polly

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