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Cornbread Smothered Pinto Beans

November 15th, 2010  |  by  |  published in All, Grand Grains, Weeknight Recipes

Cornbread Smothered Pinto Beans

I have a list about five miles long of recipes I have marked as ‘to-make’.  It’s not a strict and systematic first-in-first-out queue, but more or less I try to start at the beginning and end at the end.  I add to it fairly often, and try to consult it at least every month or […]





Pie Crust with Rendered Bacon Fat (aka Bacon Grease Pie Crust) (aka The Best Pie Crust Ever)

November 4th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Cheese, DIY Food Projects, Grand Grains, Meats and Sausages, Most Popular, Tomatoes, Veritable Vegetables

Pie Crust with Rendered Bacon Fat (aka Bacon Grease Pie Crust) (aka The Best Pie Crust Ever)

Oh. My. God. This is the best pie crust I have ever tasted! So flaky. So moist. And oh the hint of bacon… In preparing for our move to Germany, I have been going through the cupboards…





Buttermilk Biscuits with Chives

September 4th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Delectable Dairy, Grand Grains, Honorable Herbs, Weekend Projects

Buttermilk Biscuits with Chives

I can’t quite remember when buttermilk became a regular fixture in my refrigerator. But somehow it did, and now I use it all the time — salad dressings, as a marinade for chicken, in biscuits…





Oatmeal Summer Squash Muffins

August 12th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Grand Grains, Most Popular, Succulent Spices, Summer Squash & Zucchini, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects

Oatmeal Summer Squash Muffins

The annual zucchini proliferation is upon us! Last week alone I was given six large zucchini, which were in addition to the four I had bought at the farmer’s market the weekend before. Whew!





No-Knead Wheat-y Rye Bread

July 16th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, DIY Food Projects, Grand Grains, Most Popular, Weekend Projects

No-Knead Wheat-y Rye Bread

I have tried to make bread from scratch many times, and I have failed miserably many times… It’s probably that I don’t knead enough, but whenever I try to make bread from scratch (quick breads excepted), they…





How to Freeze Homemade Biscuits

March 22nd, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Farming, Gardening, & Food Preservation, Grand Grains, Most Popular, Weekend Projects

How to Freeze Homemade Biscuits

I *love* homemade, fresh from the oven biscuits. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, with tea or an afternoon snack, freshly baked biscuits go with so many things. A typical biscuit recipe makes between 16 and 24 biscuits…





Pomegranate Glazed Root Vegetables with Israeli Couscous

January 4th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Beets, Carrots, Fantastic Fruits, Grand Grains, Pomegranate, Sweet Potatoes / Yams, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes

Pomegranate Glazed Root Vegetables with Israeli Couscous

On a recent trip to the Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco, I made up my mind that I was finally going to purchase a bottle of pomegranate syrup which I had been eyeing since I first read about it on…




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