Plain Pie Pastry Credit: The Essential James Beard Cookbook by James Beard ~Makes enough pastry for one 9-inch double crust pie, or two 9-inch pies. Ingredients: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes 6 tablespoons cold shortening, cut into ½-inch cubes ⅓ cup plus 1...
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Chicken Maryland
If the way to a person's heart is through their stomach, then choose who you make this for carefully. Fried chicken...Bacon...Cream Sauce... Need I say more? I'm not saying that it's a brilliant diet plan to eat like this all the time, but it sure is tempting! Chicken Maryland Credit: The Essential James Beard Cookbook...
Gruyère Soup
There's something therapeutic about homemade soup after a long day of work. This Gruyère Soup was a nice alternative to a cheddar soup (although I do love cheddar soup too). If you like Gruyère, you should definitely give this a try. Gruyère Soup Credit: The Essential James Beard Cookbook by James Beard Ingredients: 4 tablespoons...
Rice Salad with Summer Vegetables
I'm not sure how I've gone so long without ever trying a rice salad, but one bite and we were hooked. We both love rice and vegetables, so what's not to love about this cool summer version? I chose to omit the bell peppers that were called for in the recipe, and added fresh sweet...
Banana Poppyseed Bread
Banana bread is one of my favorite things to have for breakfast, or a snack. I always love when my basket of fruit on my kitchen counter has some bananas that are getting good and ready to be baked into some delicious bread. I've tried many many recipes and I finally combined several and found...
Bacialli (Potato Dumplings with Mushroom Sauce)
Well, let's call this a learning experience, and a perfectly nice way to spend a Sunday evening at home. Despite my best efforts, I quickly realized upon beginning this recipe that I am grossly underqualified to attempt such a delicate, traditional dish as this. However, that's the entire reason that I am on this cooking...
Melissa's Birthday Treat (Puppy Chow)
Today would have been my friend Melissa's 29th birthday if it weren't for that fateful day, June 6, 2002...the last day of eleventh grade, when she died in a tragic car accident. I knew her for my whole life, and her friendship always was and will be a very cherished memory. Her life continues to...
General Tso's Chicken
This is my Hubby's go-to dish when we order Chinese for dinner. I knew my he would like this dish when I sampled the sauce during the cooking process and the spiciness took my breath away (that doesn’t take much though). It’s a good thing he seemed to enjoy it, because my pantry is now...
Chinese Chicken Salad
Although I have never seen this on a Chinese takeout menu, this is a very tasty salad, especially in this warm summertime heat. The clementines are a delicious addition, and the dressing...well I just love anything with peanut butter, so this recipe was a winner in my book. Chinese Chicken Salad Credit: The Chinese Takeout...
Cookbook of the Week(end): The Chinese Takeout Cookbook by Diana Kuan
One of our favorite dates during high school was Chinese food and a movie on Friday nights. This weekend we are heading up North for a much-needed break, and I'm hoping we can enjoy some good "take-out" at home, since there isn't a Chinese restaurant within about a 30 mile radius of our cabin. We'll...