Soup has healing powers, or so they say, working wonders for the body and spirit. Author Judith Barrett says it also is an ideal meal if you are counting calories and grams of fat. When she decided to shed some pounds, she found the appeal of healthy ingredients in soup to be part of a sensible eating plan. Soup […]
Bake-Off # 35: Pennsylvania Dutch Cake and Custard Pie (and my mom and daughter’s first Bake-Off!)
The 1992 winner of the 35th Pillsbury Bake-Off was Gladys Fulton of Summerville, South Carolina. The winning recipe, “Pennsylvania Dutch Cake and Custard Pie” has a filling of applesauce, sour cream, and molasses, and a vanilla-flavored cake mixture baked inside a Pillsbury ready-made pie crust. “I combined three of my favorite foods- applesauce, cake, and pie […]
Hawaii in a Christmas Stocking
My daughter Kristina recently enjoyed her first trip to Hawaii. Lucky for me, she bought enough gifts to fill a Christmas stocking, which is exactly what she did. It was like the Hawaiian Islands followed her home. I couldn’t even fit everything in the photo, but there was a beautiful robe, which I used to cover […]
Healthy Take-Out Meals (From Your Own Kitchen!)
Many people are making their New Year’s resolution to start a weight loss program. It’s probably the number one resolution each and every year. I’m sure there are statistics somewhere that will tell us how long this particular resolution lasts. I have read that gym memberships have a resurgence every January but it bottoms out by the end […]
A Soup for Watching Football
Like many husbands, mine will be watching football today. He enjoys a having a hearty soup while watching the games. I think he will like this one! Chunky Sausage and Cheese Chowder 3 Tablespoons butter1 cup chopped carrots1 cup chopped celery1/3 cup finely chopped onion3 Tablespoons flour2 cups water1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon celery salt1/4 teaspoon paprika1/8 […]
The Old-Fashioned Sweetener
In colonial times, there was scarcely an American kitchen that did not have a jug of molasses handy at all times – in New England for doughnuts, in Pennsylvania for shoofly pie, and everywhere it was poured over pancakes and biscuits. Therapeutic properties were even attributed to molasses if taken with sulfur, when it then became […]
Scrabble for Foodies!
How fun is this?! Santa put this game under the tree this year. It’s a must for those who love anything in the cooking world – as long as you can spell and know your food. Of course I had to spell Culinary Cellar! There is a tiny recipe card in the game for mac ‘n […]
Pillsbury Bake-Off # 34- Part II: My Second Bake-Off Experience
Welcome to Part II of the 34th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest from 1990. I hope you read yesterday’s blog about the winning recipe, “Blueberry Poppyseed Brunch Cake” from Linda Rahman of Petaluma, California. If you haven’t yet made this wonderful cake, you are missing something special. Find the link to the recipe on yesterday’s blog and on […]
