Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
But I wanted cookies. Actually, I wanted a way to use up the homemade caramel sauce in the fridge that was relentlessly seducing me like...
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Aug 7, 20114 min read
Making Brats: Spices and a Hand Job
Man, I can stuff a lot of sausage! We were having a fundraiser here at my little farm in the city and needed mountains of brats. Being...
Jul 15, 20112 min read
Homemade Maraschino Cherries – Less Red, More Yum
Fresh Maraschino Cherries! When I was a kid, maraschino cherries were the ultimate treat. My hippie do-goody parents never let me have...
May 16, 20113 min read
Vegan Lemon Tart (Nothing Artificial!)
If you know, or even read, me at all, you know that I love me some animal products. Especially the fatty bits. But bringing dessert to a...
Jan 15, 20112 min read
Bliss In A Flourless Chocolate Cake
I don’t know where I got this recipe, but I’ve been using it for years, with some variations here and there. I generally use my...
Dec 19, 20105 min read
Simple Cassoulet (Serious Soul Food)
If food is the way into someone’s soul, then cassoulet is like a secret shortcut. It is solid, filling, warm, comforting, interesting...
Nov 13, 20108 min read
Give Lard A Chance
I love lard. I love everything about lard. It is my sacred secret for everything from perfect pie to insanely soft skin. Someone once...
Aug 26, 20107 min read
Chicken Soup For The Little Suffragette’s Soul
Today is the 90th anniversary of the 19th amendment, the one that gave women the right to vote. While it seems utterly bizarre to me that...
Aug 22, 20104 min read
Mayo, Mustard and Ketchup, OH MY! Yummy Homemade Condiments!
I always think of Steve Martin in the opening of The Jerk, when I tell people I make my own condiments at home. I want to adopt his funny...
Apr 11, 20107 min read
Recipe: Cherry Pie – Grandma Style
NOTE: The recipe is at the end of the story – you can scroll down and cut to the pie if you want… When I was 20 or 21 (or some such age...
Apr 11, 20106 min read
Fried Chicken Is Serious Business In These Parts
I don’t make fried chicken all that often, despite the begging and pleading of my daughter who is pretty well convinced that we should...
Nov 22, 20094 min read
Recipe: Caramel Pear Torte With Almond Crust
When a Saturday morning brunch with friends is also a work meeting, it calls for some extra yummy sugar to make the work go down....
Nov 12, 20092 min read
Recipe: Oat Bars
For those of you following along with my attempt to make a sort of oat/ fruit / nut / power bar type of thing, I think I’ve done it. The...
Nov 10, 20093 min read
Recipe: Smokin’ Hot Sweet & Tangy Chili
When the going gets tough, this tough chick gets cooking. Yesterday it was Pumpkin Gingerbread (with an optional buttercream frosting...
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