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Anyone who's ever stepped foot into the Hurn house knows that food and drink is a big part of who we are. Whether it's a football game, a pool party or Christmas Eve, there's always a constant stream of bites and sips coming from the kitchen and from behind the bar.

We sometimes get recipe requests for Grandma Liz's famous chicken wings or Big Mary's baked clam dip. This holiday season we've decided to share some of our favorites with you. We also think we owe it to the world to document some of our other family members' best acts: Great Great Aunt Tencie's spinach balls and flan recipes; Grandma Florence's egg and bacon mixture and icebox cookies, etc.. A lot of our friends are also really great cooks. We'll probably be bugging you soon for your best recipes to add to this blog.

And of course, food always tastes better when there's a fun story behind it. We'll share those too.

Bon Appetit!

-Little Mary

Big Mary and Little Mary

Big Mary and Little Mary

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Grandma Liz's Dried Peppers

When I was a little girl growing up in Irondale, Ohio, my Grandpa always had a vegetable garden in the back yard. One of my favorite vegetables growing up was hot peppers.Mom would fry them, pickle them and used them to season most of her cooking. My job at an early age was to string them for drying. My Mom would get me a needle and thread and we would string them together and hang them to dry out.

After the peppers were dry she would use them for seasoning all kinds of dishes. My favorite was a whole dried pepper with a fried egg. All that on crispy toast! Heaven! Well, today Mom is still stringing peppers and they hang in both of our kitchens. You never know when your cooking will need that extra punch of hot.


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