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Herb Biscuits and Experimenting with Potatoes
I received a subscription to Bon Appetit from my lovely daughter. She truly knows me . This month’s issue has a great recipe for Herbed Biscuits(page 20). I made them last night to go along with our “Depression Era Meal” inspired by Clara (see previous post). Coming from almost entirely Irish ancestry, you would think [...]
Continue reading...Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut…
12. January 2009
I recently found this recipe online and decided I would have to give it a try. The real reason I wanted to make it is because I have seen the Almond Filling in the supermarket so many times but had no idea who used it and what he/she would use it for. Kind of like [...]
Continue reading...Depression Era Cooking
10. January 2009
I recently found this video and thought it was just too good not to share. 91 year old Clara lived through the Great Depression and has quite a memory! She details how the bootleggers rented garages to make whiskey, how she had to quit high school due to lack of proper clothing, and she does [...]
Continue reading...Pumpkin Love
10. January 2009
While my house smells of warm cinnamon and pumpkin, I thought I would put this recipe out for you all. I do love a good loaf of pumpkin bread. And pumpkin cookies are just amazing! Someday I want to try using the real stuff- from a pumpkin I buy in produce… or better yet, one [...]
Continue reading...Reuben Sandwiches (aka Reuben Loaf)
5. January 2009
I hate that we call this sandwich “Reuben Loaf”. The Loaf part makes me think of the oh so tasty processed turkey loaf they used to serve in the school cafeterias at Thanksgiving. This is so much better than that! We really do have to get it a new name. This is an old recipe [...]
Continue reading...Baked Sweet Potato “Fries”
5. January 2009
Ina Garten. Need I say more? I just love everything about her. From her gorgeous (yet rustic) home right down to that cute little hubby of hers. The food she creates appeals to the masses but still holds a bit of sophistication. And talk about yummy! I was hoping to get her new cookbook, Barefoot [...]
Continue reading...Best Ever Peanut Butter Cookies
2. January 2009
I know that the New Year Resolutions almost always include a desire to lose weight. And, believe me, that is on my list this year too. But the trainer at the gym says to eat protein after a workout. And peanut butter does have protein, right? I love to buy the fundraising kind of cookbooks [...]
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13. January 2009
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