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Perfect Anytime Scones

30 Thursday Apr 2015

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Any proper tea will have lovely scones (rhymes with “cons”) which are similar to biscuits, but “shorter”.  This is a reference to texture, not stature.  When you hear the term “short”, it usually applies to non-yeast baked goods that have a high ratio of butter to flour.  They tend to be very rich, crumbly, and tender, and they tend toward crispness rather than chewy.   That describes these lovelies to a “tea”…   Continue reading →

Boozy-Browned Butter-Chocolate Chip Skillet “Cookie”

25 Saturday Apr 2015

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This is the dessert for dessert lovers!  It’s oozy, boozy and decadently rich.  This is the perfect dessert for a casual get together with 10 of your closest friends, but it will easily serve 16 people.  You’ll want leftovers.  After everyone leaves, late at night, one plate with 2 forks…where you go from there is up to you…. Continue reading →

Potato Bread by Bread Machine

04 Saturday Apr 2015

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047I said it yesterday and I’ll say it again today…Potato bread is special.  The basic dough makes a great loaf of simple and simply delicious white bread.  Or form the dough into dinner rolls…you know, the warm, light fluffy kind.  Think pillows of goodness to mop up gravy…Don’t you just love Sunday dinner?  Continue reading →

Potato Bread by Hand

02 Thursday Apr 2015

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202Potato bread is special.  It’s wonderfully soft and chewy with a, wait for it, potato-y flavor!  How surprising, huh?  It makes great toast and is the perfect bread for BLT’s and ham sandwiches.  Don’t even get me started on egg salad sandwiches, which will be perfect for your leftover Easter eggs. Increasing the sugar by a few tablespoons and adding some currants to the dough and you’ll have…hot cross buns!  Continue reading →

Honey-Whole Wheat Bread

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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Bread is wonderful.  It can be eaten as is, or toasted.  It can be made into a sandwich, then grilled or broiled.  It can be made stuffed or made into French toast.  It can be made with plain old white flour, with whole grain flour or a mixture…bread can be dipped, dripped and coated with butter, gravy or cheese sauce.  And a loaf “kneads” to be shared!  Continue reading →

Flour, Gluten and Yeast…the Things of Bread

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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110Making bread is biblical.  It’s fulfilling, fun and delicious.  It’s not nearly as intimidating as people think and if you have a bread machine, there’s truly nothing to it.  But, it helps to understand the how’s and why’s to making a perfect loaf of bread.  This is all you’ll “knead” to know!   Continue reading →

Hush Puppies

24 Tuesday Mar 2015

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Hush puppies are under-rated, in my humble opinion.  We’re talking fried cornbread here folks…yeah, fried!  So bring on the fried catfish, rémoulade sauce and pass me the hush puppies…laissez les bon temps rouler!! Continue reading →

Mrs. Creagh’s Rustic Irish Soda Bread

17 Tuesday Mar 2015

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The Goddess, not being of Irish descent, had not yet acquired a taste for Irish soda bread.  That is, she didn’t see the point of it, until she tried Anjelica Huston’s version.  Apparently, the Huston family lived in Ireland, while Anjelica was a mere slip of a lass and she grew up eating this bread every day with breakfast, lunch and dinner.  It is by far the best version I’ve had; it is absolutely delicious served warm, with good butter. Continue reading →

Anytime Corncakes

13 Friday Mar 2015

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Corncakes are a thing of beauty and surpisingly complex.  You get the fluffiness of the cake part, juxtaposed with the crunchiness of the corn and cornmeal; texture is king in these.  You can add chopped clams, among other savory things, or simply add sautéed apples or applesauce and maple syrup for breakfast.  I love flexible dishes and this is a great one.  Continue reading →

Boozy, Brownie Bowl for 2

06 Friday Feb 2015

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026This is a perfect Valentine’s dessert for lovers and other strangers.  This is a dessert that screams to be shared and really, what is Valentine’s Day for if not for sharing decadence and love.  Sometimes they’re the same thing, aren’t they?   Continue reading →