Cornbread Blog Party—The Winners!
Well it is time to announce the winners of the Southern Cornbread Blog Party. We tasted 4 recipes for Southern Cornbread. Of course, we...
Cornbread with Sour Cream and Butter (Recipe)
Adapted from a Food Network Magazine recipe
This cornbread is second from the left in the photo.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1...
Southern Cornbread with Buttermilk & Bacon Drippings! (Recipe)
Adapted from a Test Kitchen recipe
This cornbread is shown on the right in the photo. It was cooked in a buttered dish, but it...
Buttermilk Cornbread Recipe
Adapted from a FineCooking.com Recipe
In the photo, this cornbread is shown second from the right in the cast iron skillet.
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup...
Southern Cornbread Blog Party!
The Southern Cornbread Blog Party was a big success. We asked our guests to bring their favorite dishes that go with cornbread. That resulted...
Time for the Next Blog Party—Southern Cornbread
It is time for the next blog party---Monday, October 21, 2013! I had originally planned for this party to feature homemade pasta, but with fall...
Blackbery Basil Jam Recipe
For a detailed explanation of my experiment with this recipe click here. This recipe was adapted from a recipe by Giada on FoodNetwork. ...
Experimenting with Blackberry Basil Jam (yes, basil!)
I was watching Giada on Food Network recently and saw her recipe for "Sweet Basil and Blackberry Jam." It looked delicious and sounded intriguing,...
Becco & MasterChef Judge Joe Bastianich
On a recent trip to New York, I had the opportunity to dine at Beccco (lunch), Mesa Grill (dinner), and Butter (dinner). (See other...
Butter—Alex Guarnaschelli
As you may have read in my post on Mesa Grill, I was in New York City recently and was excited when I realized...
Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill in NYC—Yes, really!
I was in New York City recently and was excited when I realized that it was Restaurant Week in Manhattan! What a great surprise. I...
The Long Awaited Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
For a detailed description and pictures of the test bake, see the Cooking Blog
Ingredients
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp...
Chocolate Chip Cookie Test Bake
Time for a test bake where I actually measure all the ingredients in my chocolate chip cookie recipe! (For the detailed recipe, see the Recipe...
Mom Said OK—Chocolate Chip Cookies Are On the Way!
You may remember that I previously explained that the only family recipe that we have always treated as a secret is Mom's recipe for...
In Search of the Perfect Tempura
My husband ("J") and I have been on a search for great tempura. We are looking for yummy veggies and shrimp lightly coated with a crispy batter...
Recipe for Crispy Pizza Crust (no yeast)
Ingredients
1 cup + 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup to 1/3 cup water
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Tbsp honey
1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
Place a pizza stone...
Chocolate Pie Recipe (aka French Silk Pie)
Filling Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk (whole milk adds to the richness of this pie, but it works fine with lowfat or...
Quick Margaritas (Recipe)
Ingredients
12 oz. can frozen limeade
2 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
6 oz. tequila
3 oz. triple sec
18 oz. water (or ice cubes for frozen margaritas).
2 lemons, cut into 3/4 inch...
Too Many Fast-Ripening Plumcots: Solution—Rustic Fruit Tart
Who doesn't love summer stone fruits like plums, apricots, and peaches? Now you can even get delicious hybrids, such as plumcots.
Plumcots were apparently developed by...
Rustic Plum and Apricot Tart (Recipe)
Filling Ingredients
4-6 plums or plumcots, quartered
4-6 apricots, quartered
2 Tbsp sugar (adjust according to sweetness of fruit) plus more for sprinking
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp brandy
Crust Ingredients
1...