December 2009
19 posts
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Cabbage & Apple Salad
I miss Bishop’s Orchards so much sometimes!
We have Curtis Orchards in Champaign, and other nearby apple farmers who come to the markets in Urbana and Bloomington, but I miss the variety of fruit throughout available throughout the whole summer-fall, pick-your-own or shop in their store, in southern Connecticut (who’d have thought?)
I buy lots of apples at the markets, though, and...
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Hot Chicken Salad Casserole
I know, the name isn’t good. But it’s my Gram’s recipe, and I love it, and that’s what she called it! I don’t make this much anymore, given the half-vegetarian household, but it’s definitely a treat when I go home.
2-3 c. diced cooked chicken 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 c. diced celery 3/4 c. mayonnaise 1 c. cooked rice 1 t. grated onion 1 T. lemon...
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Cure-for-sore-throat Spice Tea
2 c. Tang 1 can powdered lemonade 3/4 c. instant tea 1 2/4 c. sugar 1 t. cinnamon 1 t. cloves
Add 2-3 T. per mug. Amazing for a sore throat!!
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Gram's Granola
5c. rolled oats 1/2c. almonds 1/2c. sesame seeds 2c. sunflower seeds 1c. coconut 1c. powdered milk 1c. dates 1c. raisins 1c. honey 1c. vegetable oil
Heat honey and oil. Combine the rest (except raisins) with the honey-oil mix, spread on cookie sheets, and bake at 250 for 1hr until slightly brown.
My gram has made this since my mom was a kid, and I’ve spared you the soy nuts and soy flour (she...
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Cha Siu, Bow
My mom took some Chinese cooking classes from a neighbor when I was a kid, and we were treated to some dishes that haven’t been matched in any restaurant since. This is a particular favorite.
Cha Siu: 2T chicken stock 2T soy sauce 1/2 T. salt 1 T. dry sherry 2/3 c. sugar garlic powder & ginger 2# boneless pork
Cut pork into 2” strips. Lay strips flat, and cut them in...
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Tartelette →
My favorite pastry-making blog, complete with very lovely pictures.
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Mashed Sweet Potatoes with a Kick
This comes from the Top Chef Cookbook… which I unfortunately don’t open very often. It’s such a simple combination, I’m surprised I’d never tried it before.
Roast sweet potatoes about an hour at 375 (peeled, cut into about 1” chunks), with olive oil and curry powder and salt. Penzey’s hot curry powder is very nice for this. Blend in food processor or...
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Pizza Dough
My standby pizza dough recipe. There are three containers of it in my fridge RIGHT NOW. This version makes three small (about individual-size) pizzas.
339g unbleached AP flour, 1t ea sugar, salt, and instant yeast (mix in yeast or salt first, though, to keep them from coming in contact with each other and the salt KILLING THE YEASTIES DEAD). 237g water and a dash of olive oil. Mix into a rough...
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Spinach-Rice Casserole
I’ll start with a perennial favorite: the Spinach-Rice Casserole from the New Moosewood Cookbook (p. 135). It’s quite flexible, but I think the nutmeg & cayenne give it a particularly nice flavor. Kale works ok if you cook it down, but I tried it once with mustard greens and it was not tasty. Freezes ok, if you don’t nom it up right away! Vegetarian as written, and you can...
Who Wants Recipes?
I know I do!! Though I have a great cookbook library, it can be difficult to find something to match my mood and/or the contents of my fridge/pantry, and I end up going with something I know. I’ve tossed around the idea of recipe-sharing with friends enough times now, so here goes…something.
I’d like for this to be a group blog — anyone who would like to join, just...