Category Archives: Cookbook Recipes
Oatmeal Raisin Cake from The Old Farmer’s Almanac Everyday Baking Cookbook
My pantry is too small. It didn’t start out that way. In fact, when we moved from our last house to this one, I made sure that my kitchen storage space would at least double. And it did. Then it … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Cake, Oatmeal Raisin, The Old Farmer's Almanac Everyday Baking Cookbook
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French Morning Muffins from The Old Farmer’s Almanac Everyday Baking Cookbook
Here it comes, folks. That magical day when mothers are given the opportunity to dance through the flowers in some far-off sunlit field. Some Fabio-esque guy on a gorgeous white stallion will be waiting there to whisk us away and … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast, Cinnamon, Muffins, The Old Farmer's Almanac Everyday Baking Cookbook
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Pulled Chicken with Cherry-Chile Barbecue Sauce from Fine Cooking’s Year-Round Slow Cooker Cookbook
I have decided to bubble wrap my child. I will use packing tape, which I have found bonds permanently with bubble wrap. I will turn my girl into a clear version of the Michelin Man. And then I will lock … Continue reading
Slow-Cooked Ratatouille Over Goat Cheese Polenta from Fine Cooking’s Year-Round Slow Cooker Cookbook
Pet peeve #3572. Repetition. The word covers a lot of territory, and so does my peeve. The most tolerable example is my daughter, she of the mouth that never stops. From the moment she wakes up to the time we … Continue reading
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Tagged Fine Cooking's Year-Round Slow Cooker Cookbook, Ratatouille, Stew, Vegetables
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Curried Chicken with Ginger, Mango and Lime from Fine Cooking’s Year-Round Slow Cooker Cookbook
There were two battles this week. Battles that bordered on epic. David vs. Goliath levels. On one side, an opinionated, strong-willed, feisty, six-going-on-thirteen, know-it-all child. On the other side, a mom. Both were battles of will. Both centered around food. … Continue reading
Chicken with Lime, Honey and Soy from Fine Cooking’s Year-Round Slow Cooker Cookbook {and a giveaway}
First, right off the bat, yes, there is a giveaway going on here this week. Before we get to that, however, I’d like to give you a little history behind how this one came to be. I’ve owned slow cookers … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, Chicken, Fine Cooking's Year-Round Slow Cooker Cookbook, Slow Cooker
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Iced Sherbet (Creamy Orange Sherbet) from The Unofficial Narnia Cookbook
“…Cushions were put under his head and he was given iced sherbet in a golden cup to drink and told to keep very quiet.” – C. S. Lewis – “The Horse and His Boy” Ah, Mark Twain’s The Prince … Continue reading
Gloriously Sticky Marmalade Roll from The Unofficial Narnia Cookbook
“And when they had finished the fish, Mrs. Beaver brought unexpectedly out of the oven a great and gloriously sticky marmalade roll, steaming hot…” – C. S. Lewis – “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” When all four Pevensies … Continue reading
Dutch Baby from The Complete Cook’s Country TV Show Cookbook
The Dutch baby reminds me of breaking my nose. It’s one of those six degrees of separation kind of things. Back in my not-so-smart teenager days, I dove into a pool that was in the process of being emptied and … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast, Complete Cook's Country TV Show Cookbook, Pancakes
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Moravian Chicken Pie from The Complete Cook’s Country TV Show Cookbook
I live on the outskirts of a little town called Bethania. Founded in 1759, it is the only remaining independent, continuously active Moravian village in the southern United States. Bethania is quaint, it is quiet and it is beautiful. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicken, Complete Cook's Country TV Show Cookbook, Cook's Country, Pie
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