Cooking

The Perfect Waffle

January 21, 2012

When Vince and I got married 15 years ago, he had an ancient waffle maker that worked like a charm.  He had a waffle recipe given to him by his best friend in college . . probably given to him in college the way the paper looks.  I still have that recipe, though I’ve lost [...]

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Cinnamon Swirl Bread

January 11, 2012

Yesterday we were running low on bread so I made my standard white but made one loaf of white and one loaf of cinnamon swirl.  I was going to put icing on it . . because I love icing but then decided if I didn’t ice it, I could toast it or even use it [...]

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Crockpot: Pork in Red Sauce

January 10, 2012

After reading through several crockpot cookbooks, and reading the advice from readers to adapt my own recipes for use in the crockpot, I’ve been doing just that and have had several very good crockpot dinners.  This one turned out excellent and had enough sauce left over that I made meatballs, added to the leftover sauce [...]

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Herbs in a Tube

January 10, 2012

My preference is to grow my herbs and when I can’t grow them, to buy them fresh but even that doesn’t always work out.  With everything going on around here, I’m not even going to ask for a place to grow herbs.  I may end up with them in pot this first summer here, assuming [...]

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Coconut Cake

January 8, 2012

On Christmas Eve, a friend posted a picture on facebook of a coconut cake she had made.  It was this one.  I never did take time to read the recipe to see what was needed but I’ve been thinking of that coconut cake almost every day since Christmas.  Yesterday Vince was out painting all day [...]

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Slow Cooking

January 7, 2012

Do you use your slow cooker often?  I wish I did but I don’t.  It seems that almost everything I make in it tastes like it was cooked in the crock pot. I’ve tried using the plastic liners, thinking maybe that would change the taste, but it doesn’t.  With my sewing room outside the house, [...]

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