I’m not a huge fan of turkey. I appreciate the skill of a good cook, who can make one just right. But I don’t love the turkey taste. I like it well enough at Thanksgiving. But I’ve never understood people who will buy the biggest bird they can find and eat [...]
Nov
20
2009
20
2009
Jun
11
2009
11
2009
Sour Cream Pudding Cake
This a very easy recipe. And it doesn’t crumble, or need frosting.
How to make sour cream pudding cake:
Get a box of cake mix and a box of pudding mix, any flavor. Sift together.
Follow the instructions for the cake.
Fold in one cup of sour cream. The batter will be thick and glue-like.
Bake. You may need to [...]
Apr
20
2009
20
2009
Cooking from Grandmas Pantry
Grandma was a practical person. So I felt good cooking dinner, while trying to use up as many ingredients as possible from what she left behind. I know she would approve. Waste was so distasteful to her.
I can hear her in my head all the time, saying what she would have said. Today, it would [...]
Apr
16
2009
16
2009
Fresh Potato Salad Recipe
This is my very favorite potato salad. Modified from a lovely Land O Lakes recipe. I’ve been adjusting it for some time. Posted here by popular request.
Preparation time: 25 min Cooking time: 15 min Chilling time: 1 hour minimum – overnight is betterYield: 8 servings
Salad Ingredients:
2 pounds (about 12) small new red potatoes1/2 pound [...]
Dec
27
2008
27
2008
Avoid Celestial
I should avoid all things celestial. Yuk. I tried this blueberry Celestial tea and it is very weird. I don’t know why. I read the label and it says blueberry and some herbs and other pretty normal tea things. I made sure it wasn’t the spicy type like the raspberry that I disliked so much. [...]
