Section 30 of My Great Recipes is all about cooking with wine, sherry, and other “spirits” – hence the section title of Cooking with Spirits. This is another of the smaller sections. Cinnamon Duck with Prunes, 30-1 (Rum) Card 2 is missing Chilled Honeydew and Strawberries, 30-3 (Kirsch or brandy) Vegetables in Wine, 30-4 (White…
This & That
B & M Brown Bread and Beans and More
Here is a collection of recipe cards from B & M – Burnham & Morrill Company out of Portland, Maine. B & M is a Casco Bay, Maine, company that has been canning bread, beans, vegetables and more since 1867. The company was founded by George Burnham and Charles Morrill. They have been selling brick-oven…
Autumn Recipe Roundup
The leaves are changing here in Michigan, so it’s time for an autumn-inspired round up of scrumptious recipes to warm your soul. Picture a warm-ish autumn day, colored leaves, and a picnic table just waiting for you and your friends and family. Let’s start with an Apple Salad with Honey Tarragon Dressing and move on…
What I Did With Rice Krispies Over The Weekend
The past few weeks I’ve been cooking my way through a large box of Rice Krispies, and I haven’t had a single bowl of cereal yet. Keep reading to learn what I did with Rice Krispies over the weekend. I got a small cabbage from my weekly CSA (community supported agriculture) and wanted to do…
Julia Child’s Kitchen at the Smithsonian
This post was originally published on my old blog – Cookbook Fetish. That’s now long gone, but I kept all of the words and pictures. I am not a Julia Child devotee. In fact, I’ve never cooked a single recipe or read through a single cookbook written by the grand dame of American television cooking…