In 1965 or 1966, while living in Bahrain, I had my first mango at a royal feast. What a taste of Heaven, I thought, a palate-pleasing blend of sweet and tart that reminded me of the feeling on my tongue of raspberries, which I was missing very much. I decided then and there that if … More Making Mango Ginger Chutney Great Again
One of the purposes of this site is referential, so that my daughter will be able to refer to posts if she entertains the desire to recreate something seen and described here. She thinks that I should put recipes in with the photos and writeups because this is a food blog. Of course I will … More Recipes, Old and New, Maybe, Maybe Not
Deciding what to make for dinner on a night when my daughter leaves the big city for a night 17 miles away to hang out with her mum is easy. She enjoys most everything I make for her and always has, but doesn’t enjoy spending hours in the kitchen as I do. Nevertheless, she will … More Eggplant, Red Bell, Onion, Yukon Gold and Bacon Chipotle Frittata
I have a wonderful family living in the bottom half of this house-turned-duplex. I bake all their birthday cakes because I love them and I love to bake. The oldest child turned 14 this past summer and I made her the Dark Chocolate Caramel Cake in the first photo for her birthday. It was taller … More Making Chocolate Caramel Cake and Scrapbooks Great Again
The homepage cookie photo, taken by my mother, is of Limey Joneses. It’s one of my signature cookies, made for an Englishwoman who had a sudden Jones for a soft lime cookie when I told her that I’d developed a whole line of unique, gourmet, soft, iced and decorated cookies that I call Joneses. Incidentally, … More Limey Joneses
Five weeks ago I made a batch of the Cinnamon Snicks, those filled with salted caramel, delivered some to Grandma Pat along with some Peanut Butter Snicks also filled with salted caramel, and froze 15 of the filled Cinnamon Snick cookie dough balls. The purpose was to test whether the frozen dough balls, when baked, … More Salted Caramel Filled Cinnamon Snicks, From Frozen State
The pear and maple trees in the front yard are so pretty. Nevermind that the leaves have to be swept off the porch daily. I did that last night, yet this morning, this is what greeted me. What do the pretty leaves have to do with a cooking blog? Pumpkin, apple and sage? Nope. If … More Autumn Leaves, Caramel-filled Mexican Chocolate Snicks
So, remember the soft version of the two garlic bread variations I prepared last Friday, the one smeared with fresh garlic in a bit of melted butter and then warmed in tin foil in the oven? I don’t like soggy leftover bread, but that roasted garlic artisan bread was too good not to be appreciated … More Monday Football Leftover Eggplant Parm, Pan-crunched Garlic Bread
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