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Thanks to Cousin Sue for telling me about this Alaskan Staple. Pilot Bread, also known as Survival Bread, Ship Biscuit or Sea Bread is something with a a shelf life of 2 years when stored in airtight containers. Commercial containers of Pilot Bread could last for up to 30 years. Here is a recipe (modified … Continue reading “Pilot Bread”
The main thing is to use good ingredients. It really makes a difference. 6 Egg whites 1 C sugar 1 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 tsp salt Next ingredients for Step One 1/2 C Powdered sugar 1/2 C Almond meal – ground very fine (Bob’s Red Mill) about like flour or corn starch Step by … Continue reading “Macaroon”
Photos courtesy of Angie Wolford. Ingredients for 12 batches 11 lb granulated sugar 64 oz Karo syrup 1/4 C water Ingredients for 4 batches 4 lb granulated sugar 24 oz Karo syrup 1 TBL water Ingredients for 1 batch 1 lb granulated sugar (approx 2 C) 6 oz Karo syrup 1 tsp water Optional: Oil … Continue reading “Grandma Miller’s Hard Tack Candy”
Ice cream without an ice cream maker. Translates as “Semi Frozen” INGREDIENTS 1/2 C sugar 3 whole eggs Hot water bath 1/2 C whipped cream STEP BY STEP Cream together sugar and eggs Heat over hot water bath in double boiler It will turn color and increase in size Whip cold cream until it thickens … Continue reading “Semifreddo”
Keeping Hot Food Hot If you have a casserole, you can keep it hot by wrapping it in a couple of bath towels. If it is something that might spill, use a towel that will not be ruined by a stain. If you have a crock pot or hot plate that will need to be … Continue reading “Tips: Potluck Safety”
INGREDIENTS Thin slices of Genoa Salami or high qality (low moisture) ham TWO identical mini muffin pans FILLER 1/4 C Ricotta cheese 1/4 C marscapone cheese 1/4 C honey 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (or ground) Thinly sliced figs Hazel nuts Lemon zest 5 basil leaves STEP BY STEP Get mini muffin and place meat … Continue reading “Salami Cup”
INGREDIENTS 250 (1 C – 2 sticks) Butter – NOT MARGARINE! 250 gm (2 C) Plain AP flour 125 gm (1 C) caster sugar 125 gm (1 C) cornflour ½ tsp salt STEP BY STEP Let butter come up to room temperature or soften butter in microwave at 30% power for 60 seconds Put into … Continue reading “Millionaire Shortbread”
Foods and Nutrients to Increase Whole Grains Vegetables Fruits Low-fat or fat free milk Yogurt Cheese Vegetable Oils Seafood Monounsaturated Fats – Canola, olive, corn, peanut and soybean Polyunsaturated Fats – Nuts, seeds, olives, avocados More than one third of all calories consumed in America are solid fats and added sugars. Foods and Food Components … Continue reading “TIPS: Everyday Eating”
DIY from scratch This is a great topping for cakes and ice cream. Place a can of sweetened condensed milk (with the label removed) on its side in the bottom of a stockpot filled with water, and covering the can completely with water, plus about an inch. Replenishing the water as necessary to keep the … Continue reading “Dulce de Leche”
Hostess Twinkie Copy-Cat Recipe Recipe in text shown below. Here is a video by Top Secret Recipes to show you how they do it. November 16, 2012 is the date of the demise of one of This Country’s Traditions: The Twinkie. I’ve pieced together several recipes, and I think that this is the best of … Continue reading “Hostess Twinkies – COLLECTION”
INGREDIENTS 2 C AP flour 1 TBL baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 pinch salt 1/2 C sugar 1 egg – separated 1 C currants. cranberries or raisins 6 TBL cold butter 4 OZ (1/2 C) sour cream 1/2 C buttermilk – room temp Turbinado sugar for garnish STEP BY … Continue reading “Irish Scones”
Basic Bagel Instructions 2 C High Gluten Flour 1 TBL Yeast 3 TBL Brown sugar 2 TBL Honey 1/2 Water (or as needed) 1 egg yolk MIX ALL TOGETHER FIRST AND THEN ADD Salt (for later) THIS IS FOR BRUSHING THE TOP JUST BEFORE BAKING 1 egg white (reserved) Use pizza dough or bread … Continue reading “Bagels”
Holiday pie Make 3-2-1 pie dough from scratch three parts flour, two parts butter, one part salted water … And a little bit of sugar Start dried cherries and/ or raisins cooking in sauté pan in Brandy, molasses and Karo syrup. Let simmer for 10 minutes until brandy evaporates Mixed together pie dough being careful … Continue reading “Holiday pie”
Brine chicken pieces two hours Mix together brine liquid and put into a zip lock bag 1 C warm water 1 C warm buttermilk 1 TBL sugar 1 TBL salt 2 TBL Worcestershire Cut boneless chicken breasts into equal parts about 1/2 inch across, place in the brine bag and put into and bowl and … Continue reading “Chicken nuggets”
Phylo Sheet butter banana mint leaves caramel sauce oil mint syrup cookie sherbert Butter phylo (brush), banana slices, mint/caramel, roll up. Butter flap so it seals. Fry in pan. Slice on diagonal on rolls Garnish w/ caramel, cookie, sherbert
Leek (white part only) Pumpkin pieces Nutmeg Stock Sauté leek, add pumpkins pieces, nutmeg and stock to cover. Bring to heat (done), blender. Crushed cookie on top. Serve with ginger cookies Pumpkins Soup #2 Pumpkin Cloves Olive oil Salt Cinnamon Broth Whole sage Butter Milk nutmeg Toss pumpkin pieces with olive oil, salt, cloves, cinnamon. … Continue reading “Pumpkin Soup (Two Recipes)”
{Olive Garden Breadsticks} From: http://readableeatables.blogspot.com/ Oh man, I loved these! These would just complete any meal really. Pasta, soup, salad…you name it. Make these when you get a chance. Make sure you serve them hot out of the oven. *These are a little more dense than Olive Garden’s. But the flavor is incredible and … Continue reading “Breadsticks – Several Recipes and Tips”
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup molasses 1 large egg Granulated sugar (for coating cookies) 1. In a large mixing … Continue reading “Leprechaun Gold”
Kitchen Tools and Gadgets A thermometer helps you repeat success and avoid repeating failures. I have two from Thermoworks: > An immersible/insertable thermometer: Good to take the core temperature of meats > An infrared thermometer: Great for everything from preheating your griddle to acting as a candy thermometer. Use tongs to help squeeze limes or … Continue reading “Tips: Around the Kitchen”
(with vegan and gluten free options) 30 to 40 saltine crackers (I have seen recipes call for 40 but I used about 32 crackers) 1 c butter (2 sticks) 1 c brown sugar, packed (I used half light and half dark because that’s what I had on hand and open) 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (some … Continue reading “Chocolate Saltine Toffee”