Go Seachickens! Go Pack! ETA: I’m making a pound cake using my great-grandma’s recipe. That crazy old bat wasn’t much of a cook, but her pound cake was deservedly renowned. Thinking about making an orange glaze to top it. Can anyone recommend a recipe?
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Friday Recipe Exchange: Quick and Easy
What’s this? An actual recipe exchange? Could it be I’m back among the creative and productive? Or just the fact I’ve been snowbound today? Whatever the reason, here it is, from my blog: This is the time of year when I wander around the store looking for anything fresh. I am big on farm stands, …
Five Ways to Go Invisibly Vegan in 2016
Dear Juicers, Here’s to a healthier, kinder, and more environmentally sustainable 2016! Okay, let’s not talk about bacon or cheese. Let’s talk about chili, stir fries, and muffins. Below are five ridiculously easy things you can do to invisibly veganize your cuisine. By invisible I mean that, in a blind taste test, you wouldn’t know …
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A New Year’s Eve Snack: Tollhouse Cookies
Some sweets to send everyone into a sweet, happy, and healthy New Year! The other night in comments we were discussing Tollhouse cookies, among other things, so here is the recipe I learned. Tollhouse cookies 2 cups plus 2 tblspoons all-purpose flour 1 tspoon baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened …
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Guacamole (slightly updated)
A while back in 2014 Eric Loomis at LGF posted an image of a newspaper article about Boris Karloff and his guacamole recipe.* The other night I said in comments that I’d post it, and since Betty C is looking for stuff to bring to her shindig tomorrow, here it is: Consider this a not depressing, …
An Evening Snack: Brownies!!!!
The brownie was created at the Palmer House Hotel (now the Palmer House Hilton) in 1893. Mrs. Palmer, the hotel proprietor’s wife, asked her chef to create a new and unique dessert to be showcased at the 1893 Columbian Expedition being hosted in Chicago. About ten years or so ago I was able to get …
A Christmas Repast
A Very Merry Christmas to all the Balloon Juice community. May you enjoy your repast. I know we will: