Yuca con Mojo a la Meps
Created for a lovely 2023 Cuban Christmas dinner. Cut the yuca into cylinders, about 3 inches long, and peel the brown waxy skin from each one with a paring knife. Then dice it into 1/2-inch…
Agurkesalat, or Danish Pickled Cucumbers
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…
Cranberry Sauce With Mandarin Oranges
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…
Yummiest Vegan Stuffing
1 loaf of whole wheat bread, cut or torn into 1-inch cubes (I use scissors for this) 2 green bell peppers, seeded and cut into chunks 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks…
St. Joseph’s Day Rice
Photo and recipe courtesy of the creative, brilliant, and huggable Mary Bolter of Spokane, Washington. 2-1/2 C uncooked white rice 2-1/2 C water 1/2 t Saffron 1 C toasted whole almonds, chopped 1 C honey,…
Creamsicle (Orange-Vanilla) Fluff
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…
Hot Shredded Wheat
Heat about an inch of water in a small pan and dissolve a teaspoon of salt in it. Carefully dip some shredded wheat biscuits into it (they’ll fall apart if you handle them too much).…
Fried Green Bananas
6-8 hard green bananas 3 T oil or butter 1/2 t salt 1/4 t pepper 1 medium onion, diced Use a sharp knife to peel the green skin from the bananas. Slice them into 1/4-inch…
No-cook Lentil Salad
From The Best of People and Food Cookbook, edited by Barbara Davis Soak 1-2 C of lentils in water for a minimum of 4 hours — or longer. When they are soft enough to enjoy,…
How to Make Cottage Cheese
Start with the basic ingredients for Sour Cream (/how-to-make-sour-cream). Instead of letting it sit until the consistency of jelly, wait a while longer, until it’s even stiffer (like jello). Cut into 1- or 2-inch cubes…