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 ›
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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 ›
LOKSHEN KUGEL (NOODLE PUDDING) FOR DINNER, DESSERT, SNACKS, WHATEVER
I have an abscess. It’s on the gum above what the dentist calls my upper number two tooth. The number one on that side was already pulled years ago. That was the one where they couldn’t even do a root… 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 ›
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 ›
MAKING PRETZELS – Marilyn Armstrong
We like pretzels. One of the things I really miss is fresh warm pretzels, the kind we used to buy at the old mall in Auburn. I don’t know if the mall is open or will open. It was barely… Read More ›
HUMMUS – Marilyn Armstrong
Feel like a nourishing meal without cooking? A lot of food from in and around the Mediterrean is some kind of salad, typically vegan. How about humous? This is an Armenian recipe, but it’s delicious, easy, and all you need… Read More ›
THE DAIRY FARM AROUND THE BLOCK – Marilyn Armstrong
As 2019’s first major winter storm closes in, memories of summer seemed in order, not to mention a recipe for one great and classic cake. Garry wanted pound cake for which I needed eggs. Our half-and-half was going “off.” With pound cake, we obviously… Read More ›
REVISED REVISITED GINGERBREAD – THE JANUARY RECIPE
It has been cold and really nasty out. Garry went out and unasked, shoveled the walk again. This was very brave considering the near zero temperature. I decided to warm him up with gingerbread. I thought I had everything, but… Read More ›
MY BEST-EVER COOKIE RECIPE – BY ELLIN CURLEY
For a short while, many years ago, I had the fantasy that I could start a dessert catering business from home. I spent a year collecting and testing recipes and producing marketing materials. After all that, I discovered that my… Read More ›
CORN BREAD
Bet you’re wondering what this is about. It’s about corn bread. Because for the first time in more than two years, I actually baked something. From scratch. I even turned on The Big Oven to do it. I’ve had a yen for… Read More ›
