This fall started out very wet. It rained every day for almost two weeks. They say April showers bring May flowers and that is quite true. Yet chilly, rainy fall days bring cravings for comfort food. It’s time to change from grilling to low and slow cooking. A big pot of hearty soup or stew […]
Baked Peanut Butter Pie
A cookbook was on the kitchen counter. It had been there for a few weeks. I marked a page with a recipe for a gooey cake. I opened the book to see what ingredients I needed. It was Sunday, the day I usually do my big grocery shopping. Anyway, as I looked over the recipe […]
Creamy Lime Gelatin Salad for Retro #SundaySupper
How is certain food defined as retro? What is the difference between retro and classic? I think one factor is convenience food. As inexpensive canned and pre-packaged food became widely available, it kicked off a whole new set of recipes. Some were quite “interesting” (to put it nicely) and make your stomach turn at the […]
Honey Cola Baked Ham for #SundaySupper
Food and cities are often related to each other. Some foods are named after the city or region of their origin. Such is the case with Vidalia onion and Hatch chile. Then there are food products certain cities have as their claim to fame. One of those is a world-famous cola invented in my hometown […]
German Egg Liqueur (Eierlikör) for #SundaySupper
Cannonball! That is what I imagined my dish cloth said right before it landed in the bowl with the mixer going full speed. It would have been a completely different thing had the bowl been filled with cookie dough. What was in the bowl was a thick sweet liquid. It was an explosion of sorts. […]
Sweet Potato Casserole Muffins for #SundaySupper
The Thanksgiving feast has ended. Everyone is full and their annual cravings are satisfied. All the leftovers are carefully packed and put away. The next morning you open the fridge to find it stuffed to the top. What to do with all of it? You can re-heat or transform them into something else. The transformation […]