Today’s Special
Cherry Kuchen Bars: Big Delicious, Small Effort
I picked up one of those "Holiday Desserts" magazines available at the grocery store checkout back in December. It turned out to be a more ambitious baking season than usual. I made up baskets with mini date-nut loaves and four different varieties of cookies for my loved ones. Consequently, I never got around to making these bars and the magazine stayed folded open to this page for a month on my kitchen counter, calling to me as I went on my January juice fast. I mentioned in the last post that I've been on a health kick since then, so the all-purpose flour and the sugar canisters have been very lonely in my cupboard for almost two months. It might have remained that way a while longer, but as any good church-going lady will tell … [Read More...]
On The Menu
Crispy Kale: Salty Crunch Minus Carbs
We’ve been on a long hiatus, but our analytics tell us there are a bunch of you who still stop by to peruse our recipes here and on our Facebook page. THANK YOU! While our blogging may have taken a nose dive, our cooking most certainly has not! In addition to our long-standing love of [...]
Baked Potato Soup
Sure, lots of people have a potato soup or potato-leek soup recipe. But, I’d never had baked potato soup until I saw it on the Panera menu last winter. There’s a difference, people. A big difference. When we had a significant number of baking potatoes left over from Christmas’ family dinner, I looked online for [...]
Pork Fat Rules! Italian Sausage
If you have never attempted to make your own pork sausage, you will certainly enjoy the higher quality product you can make yourself. Commercial producers grind up various cuts of pork, and add those mysterious chemical ingredients that are hard to pronounce. They generally don’t use freshly ground spices either, which makes a big difference. [...]
