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Sandwiching two slices of bread with a mixture of bananas and walnuts results in French toast with a surprise filling. Try other favorite nuts in place of the walnuts, if you like. Accompany the French toast with bacon, ham, or sausage.

They use deep-fat fryers at the Pirates’ House. If you have one at home, by all means use it.

Charles Polite is in charge of producing our evening buffet at The Lady & Sons. I hold him in high esteem and therefore nicknamed him my “Prince Charles.” Our guests always enjoy his liver and onions. We hope you do as well.

You may substitute beef round steak (have butcher run through cubing machine to tenderize) for venison if you like.

This can be done with mussels and clams mixed, and you can also add shrimp at the end if you like variety.