The first pie tested for the pie contest was a variation on Betty Crocker’s classic apple pie recipe. I’d been thinking that Chinese five spice powder would be a nice change for a sweet dish, and took that idea for a test drive. I also made pie dough from scratch (Martha Stewart’s “Perfect Pie Crust”), […]
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Perfect Pie Crust
Perfect Pie Crust (Source) 1 cup unsalted butter (about 2 sticks),plus more for pie plate2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out dough1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon sugar Cut each stick of butter into eight pieces, and refrigerate until needed. Place the flour, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl, and mix to […]
Pie Baking Contest
So about pushing myself into a non-comfort zone … I just entered a fruit pie baking contest. I have vague idea of what I’d like to do, but that’s about it. Suggestions and/or support are welcome, as are perscriptions of anti-anxiety medication.
Recipes From the Civil War Era
As I write this, I can hear rhythmic beating of drums. A horse-drawn carriage trots by my house; the clip-clop of hooves is accompanied by the jingling of bells on the horse’s harness. (There’s also the yelling of disaffected Middle School students, but that’s much less charming.) Just down the street from our house (steps […]
World Bread Day: End of the Season Zucchini Bread
This is Carolyn’s recipe, which I had the fortune to taste when her daughter, Kathryn, recently made it. It was delicious – sweet, spicy, packed with flavor. Mine isn’t as flavorful, and I think it’s because I forgot to put in the vanilla. (Yeah. Oops.) It’s still very good, just not as delicious as Carolyn […]
Nacho Dinner Bake
Oooh, baby. Let’s eat like we’ve never heard of heart disease. When I pulled this out of the oven, Shane was looking over my shoulder. “Is that a retro recipe?” he asked. Well no, not technically. But definitely in spirit. The recipe is adapted from one in Rotisserie Chickens to the Rescue! published in 2003, […]
Announcing Retro Recipe Challenge #3
Whip out your aprons, warm up your ovens, and grab yourself a nip of sherry ‘cause it’s time for the latest Retro Recipe Challenge! There were a number of wonderful theme ideas. But the one that got the most people buzzing was suggested by Bibliochef: a recipe from Gourmet published during the year of one’s […]
Peanut Butter Cereal Bars
There are a number of joys involved with teaching at MCC. The students are (by and large) interested in learning. The faculty is committed to teaching. The department chairs stick up for their staff (!!!). Employee morale is high. The campus center is alive with student life. And there are cereal bars and Starbucks* coffee. […]
"Regular" Beef & E-coli Spinach
The effects of irresponsibly-raised beef rear their ugly heads again. From an editorial by Nina Planck running in today’s New York Times: E. coli is abundant in the digestive systems of healthy cattle and humans, and if your potato salad happened to be carrying the average E. coli, the acid in your gut is usually […]
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Tangerine Blueberry Waffles | Laura Rebecca's Kitchen: […] you really want to up your game, you can slather your waffles with with orange maple butter, […]
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Marc Roselli: I added two teaspoons of dried grated lemon peel and also grated the fresh peel of one lemon to make…
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Bj: Love love love this recipe! Made it for the second time and I agree more cinnamon!
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Bar Furoshiki: We are extremely excited, and anticipate that we will be crowned King of Battledish Rochester. Congratulations on your selection as…
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Bill: I like your "make it count" statement because it's not the quantity but the quality.
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