If you haven’t started thinking about what you’re doing to make for Thanksgiving…now would be a good time to start (wink, nudge: there’s less than a week to go!). You have the weekend to plan your meal, create a grocery list and spring into action. I haven’t gone as far as practicing serving the [...]
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Thanksgiving Check List
Posted in Vegetarian, baked goods, cooking tips, desserts, holiday, recipes, side dishes, tagged thanksgiving on November 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Peach Nectarine Blueberry Crisp
Posted in baked goods, brunch, cooking tips, crisps and cobblers, desserts, tagged blueberry, crisp, nectarine, peach on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s summer!
There’s fresh fruit everywhere just waiting to be eaten. Although peaches aren’t quite at their peak, leaving them on the counter for a day or two will soften them up a bit. Or in this case, since their being baked, the heat softens and sweetens them in the oven.
Nectarines and blueberries however are ready [...]
Buttermilk Apple Bread
Posted in baked goods, brunch, cooking tips, quick breads, tagged apple, bread, buttermilk on May 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This recipe comes to us from Cocunut and Lime.
Here is my first video! Enjoy — ingredients and recipe below.
Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups all purpose flour
3 T. brown sugar
1 T. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon (i added a few shakes of nutmeg)
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 [...]
Mama’s Cookin’
Posted in blog post, cooking tips on February 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My mom is the best cook, simply put.
All those cooking tips so far in the blog post (as of Feb. 26), I heard her say at one time or another. She can look at a sauce and by the texture, color or aroma tell what’s missing. She also gives it the ol’ fashion taste test.
Her [...]
Cooking Tips
Posted in cooking tips, tagged cooking tips on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This will update regularly. Hopefully it will show up under recent posts each time that happens.
The purpose of this section is as I experience and learn – I want to share! So…here are some already accumulated cooking tips from past experiences and of course, my mom.
And if you have any you’d like to share, please [...]
