1-1/2 lbs green beans, lightly steamed and drained 1 stick of salted butter 1 C chopped walnuts (also works with slivered almonds or pistachios) Seeds from about a half a pomegranate Melt the butter over…
This was our 2023 New Year’s Eve dinner. Each person got to create their own pizza crust and assemble their perfect pizza — the most noteworthy was Linnea’s perfectly handmade cheese-stuffed crust. We were all…
Salt the sliced cucumbers and let them sit for about 15 minutes. Pour off all the liquid from the cucumbers. In a small bowl, mix the water, vinegar, sugar, and pepper. Add the onions if…
This is inspired by a pressure cooker recipe from one of my favorite writers, Lorna Sass. We’ve modified it to make it more like the Danish traditional beef and potato dish that Stig grew up…
1 12-oz bag of cranberries, rinsed 11-oz can of mandarin oranges in light syrup 1/4 to 1/2 C sugar or brown sugar Drain the syrup from the oranges into a medium saucepan. Add the cranberries…
The best chai I’ve ever tasted was made by Hafizullah Sufi for his weekly classes. Here’s his original recipe. 1 cup fresh chopped ginger root 10 star anise 2 tbsp cardamom seed 1 to 1½ tbsp…
This is a pattern recipe, which means you can make it a bunch of different ways, and it will always be yummy. But it also means that the instructions are a little bit vague, similar…
I came up with this recipe for a 1970’s-themed book club potluck. It’s very much in keeping with the “fluffy salads” of the 70’s. They were so sweet, they were actually desserts that were served…
A clipping from my mother’s cigar box of recipes and other paper treasures. I remember she made this very often, but until now, nobody had her recipe for it. 2 T fat 1-3/4 lb round…
A handwritten recipe card from the collection of Esther Schulte, my mother. I have typed it exactly as she wrote it, flaws and all. 2 tlbs. oleo 4 tlbs. flour 2 C hot milk &…