recipes

It’s a-l-i-v-e (File photo) Growing fungoids to do my baking bidding is about as close as I’ll ever get to being an intergalactic overlord. So, with vernal equuinox approaching and temperatures warming, I cranked up the sourdough starter production. I found an envelope of dried “Giza” variety on the bottommost shelf of my refrigerator — […]

I brought this coffee cake into work and set an all-time record for quickest consumption by my coworkers. Someone even left a sticky note on my keyboard, it was that good. The recipe from America’s Test Kitchen. The primary differences are they don’t use nuts for the first two layers of streusel (because the nuts

I know it’s been ages since I posted a recipe. This is a very easy recipe, and a good use for extra pumpkin around the house. Penne with Pumpkin, Bacon and Cream sauce 2 C fresh pumpkin, steamed (or 1 can of puree) 1 pound penne 6 strips thick-cut bacon 2 cloves minced garlic 3/4

Saturday, I made a couple of pies this weekend, one pumpkin, and one with a red curry squash. Both are gone. Must… make… more. For the crust, you can either buy the pre-made frozen crusts at the grocery store (they come in packs of two), or you can make your own. Here’s how to make

This is a quick pasta dish that also finishes up the can of anchovies opened for Pasta Puttanesca last week. Once everything’s chopped, mashed and sliced, the sauce takes about 8 minutes to make. Time it so the pasta is done al dente) and rinsed just as you’re finishing up the sauce. You can substitute

Kozy Shack makes some excellent rice, vanilla, chocolate, and tapioca puddings. However, my kids’ consumption rate and the Kozy Shack price point ($3 – $4 for a 24 ounce tub) are such that I’m strongly motivated to come up with less-expensive, homemade alternatives. I’ve had success with the rice pudding recipe, even tapering back the

This is a two-parter recipe. The first part is a general tomato sauce. It’ll keep in the fridge for a week, or you can freeze it if you make larger batches. The tomato sauce is used to make the puttanesca. Generic tomato sauce makes about 2 1/2 C — www.wt8p.com 1/4 C olive oil 1

Several years ago, I started bringing chocolate chip cookies to the office once or twice a month. I initially started with the Tollhouse Cookie recipe on the back of the chocolate chip bag. It’s a start. The cookies don’t stay chewy very long after they’ve cooled.