The world is in shambles and the planet is falling apart. What’s left for us to do with such a messy world? I cook and bake. Around here, you can’t get a decent meal without a long drive and a… Read More ›
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QUICK RECIPES BECAUSE TOMORROW IS THANKSGIVING
Since tomorrow is a foodie day, I thought I’d pass along three recipes I use every year. Cranberry Sauce – Cooked 1 12-oz bag of raw cranberries1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup brown sugar1/2 cup orange juice Put it all in a… Read More ›
PERFECT POPOVERS
The world is in shambles and the planet is falling apart. Russia is going to “get” the Ukraine and they don’t care how many people they slaughter in the process. Yellow Jackets are trying to nest in our bird feeders,… Read More ›
NEW STOVE IN THE KITCHEN
I was hoping we weren’t going to have to buy new appliances right now. We’re putting in windows and our front gate (yesterday) went from almost falling apart to collapsed. It was delivering the stove that did it. When they… Read More ›
GINGERBREAD ON BOXING DAY
This holiday season, I have yet to eat anything except ONE cannoli. It was the simplest (and best) cannoli — just the cheese without decorations and not dipped in chocolate. Even the apple pie seemed too sweet. To be fair, it… Read More ›
BAKING, COOKING, EATING, AND BLOATED
I wasn’t sure I had the strength to write anything tonight. Owen and I spent the day in the kitchen. We made a brisket — half a brisket because the whole thing was big enough to feed at least eight… Read More ›
LEARNING NEW SKILLS AS THE QUARANTINE GOES ON AND ON AND ON
Owen was home for the day and decided it was a good day to learn to bake bread. I have a lot of old cookbooks from as early as 1899 (it is a reprint of the book that eventually became… Read More ›
AND THEN THE WIND BLEW AND THE LIGHTS WENT DARK
I had a nice set of posts planned for this evening until the wind came up and the lights went out. We got a lot of wind which, apparently brought down some trees and although it is usually dark here… Read More ›
BANANA BREAD ANYONE?
We had three bananas in the kitchen. Not quite as ripe as I like them for making banana bread, but there were three. I feared if I didn’t use them, there would be one missing in short order. So, this… Read More ›
GINGERBREAD IN THE MORNING
I felt like baking this morning. I usually don’t care about anything but coffee, but this morning, after taking 130 pictures of birds and squirrels, I wanted something warm and sweet with my coffee. So I made gingerbread, which is… Read More ›
ABOUT THOSE SOFT PRETZELS – Marilyn Armstrong
This recipe turns up the kind of warm, soft pretzels you pay big bucks for at the mall. My biggest problem with them is getting them formed into a real pretzel shape. However, you can also twist them and that’s… Read More ›
SPICY GINGERBREAD – Marilyn Armstrong
It’s a sweet bread, not the hard stuff (which is really baked masonry) typically used to build houses, or the dough used for gingerbread people. This is more of a cake, but not as sweet. It’s the one I make… Read More ›
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