tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180499542011-12-14T19:07:18.833-08:00Sing a Song of Sixpence.Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882573696857294262noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18049954.post-54505671465575118352008-06-04T18:06:00.000-07:002008-06-04T18:07:50.298-07:00

Bored with just beans and rice with our fahgeetas I found a recipe in a Taste Of Home magazine for Mexicorn Grits. We used polenta cause that's what we have.Ingredients:4 cups milk1/2 cup plus1/3 cup butter, divided1 cup quick-cooking grits2 eggs1 can (11 ounces) Mexicorn, drained1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Mexican cheese blend1 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon white

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Basic Spice List:salt (I prefer cooking with kosher but certainly not necessary)pepper ( I like fresh ground but again...)basilbay leaveschili powdercumingarlic powdergarlic saltonion powderdried mustardoreganopaprikacayennered pepper flakesrosemarysagethymeFor Baking:ground allspice ground cinnamonground clovesground nutmegground ginger (crystallized and candied aren't as common in basic cooking

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Coconut Pumpkin Bread(aka Lucifer Loaf, not because it's a devil to make but because it's so good that you can't stop eating and obviously that's a bad thing eat a whole 2 lb loaf of bread in a 20 minute sitting, right?)as found in the fresno bee paper who knows when.1 1/3 cups oil4 eggs2 cups cook fresh or canned pumpkin2 cups flour2 cups sugar1 tsp salt1 tsp baking soda1 tsp ground cinnamon1

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882573696857294262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18049954.post-3924383250413028452007-11-15T09:56:00.001-08:002007-11-15T09:56:42.304-08:00

Why no green potatoes? The green color is actually the chlorophyll, a natural plant pigment that is actually tasteless and harmless.However, the green is a kind of warning because solanine is a potentially toxic alkaloid that develops in the same area as chlorophyll. So, potatoes with green are often higher in that alkaloid than normal potatoes. The bitter taste is the solanine. How much green

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I just spent a terrifying 20 minutes on this site finding out when all my spices were made. It's strange because I just bought a few of them and they either didnt come up or they were made a long time ago. Weird.And with all my spices, apparently 1997 was a good year to make them. 'Cause Dang.Go. Be depressed.-s.

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I highly doubt I'll be able to get every single smidge of my pumpkin fix in this year. I've been super craving it all year long. Even with the addition of the Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino at Starbucks AND the Pumpkin Pie Twister at Foster's (a west-coast Braums/DairyQueen/TasteeFreez) I'm still fearful I wont get as much as I crave.I used to get pumpkin pies for my birthday cake when I was younger.I

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I'm going to go over the different sugar subsitutes there are on the market today. There are quite a few these days, which leaves many options for the diabetic baker. This is a good thing, because some sugars cant be baked with, and some are better for baking -- some are liquid, and some are sold only in bulk powder form.Aspartame - (Equal, Nutrasweet, Natrataste(nutra?)Aspartame is a natural

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My spoonbread to go with hisself's chili.1.5 cups AP flour1/2 cup sugar2/3 cup corn meal1 tbsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt1 cup milk2 large eggs2 tbsp veg oil4 tbsp melted butter1 cup sour cream1 can cream corn350 degrees for 40 minutes in a wider than deep pan, greased.Yes, It's a wet looking batter. It's a spoonbread, not corn bread.It will be delicate and lovely and soft and moist.And it goes

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Terribly wonderful. But is it worth 32 dollars?

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So I'm late as usual.Today, I present to you the Best Baked Beans EVAR! recipe and the recipe for the Best Potato Salad EVAR!Now. I'm no stranger to goobery potato salad. I used to make it that way myself. But since the discovery of this particular salad, I just can't bring myself to make it any other way. It's the simplicity -- the sublime mingling of very minimal flavors to make an all out

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882573696857294262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18049954.post-27244811982233833402007-06-22T09:47:00.001-07:002007-06-22T09:54:55.353-07:00

(or why CJ married me.)I adapted this from a recipe I found God knows where -- Very Best Baking, most likely.I love it with butter but they can be VERY crumbly after a day or two. Shortening will make them have body longer, but shortening is kind of a sin amongst certain crowds.Choco Chocolate Chip Cookies2 cups all-purpose flour3/4 cup cocoa1 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup (2 sticks)

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882573696857294262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18049954.post-10473811674746519292007-06-22T09:42:00.000-07:002007-06-22T09:58:23.171-07:00

Don't remember where I found this recipe, but after making it I quite enjoyed it. Definitely best at room temp or warm.**Pineapple Upside-Down CakeAdapted from Gourmet, February 2000Topping:1/2 medium pineapple, peeled, quartered lengthwise, and cored3/4 stick unsalted butter3/4 cup packed light brown sugarBatter:1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt3/4 stick

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After seeing this on practically every blog mentionable, I thought I'd give them a go. They are lovely and dense and perfectly balanced.**Black-Bottom CupcakesThe Great Book of Chocolate, David LebovitzYield: 12 full-size or approximately 30 mini cupcakesFor the filling:8 ounces cream cheese, regular or reduced fat, at room temperature1/3 cup granulated sugar1 large egg, at room temperature2

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Biscuits Topping:1 1/4 cup flour1/4 cup sugar1 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp salt6 tbls butter1 tsp vanilla extract1/2 cup milk1/4 cup nutsPeach Filling:2 - 3 lbs frozen peaches2/3 cup sugar3 tbls flour1/2 tsp ginger1/2 tsp cinnamon1 tbls lemon juice1/4 - 1/2 cup water as neededPeaches:melt sugar with lemon juice, add flour, ginger and cinnamon.put in peaches.add water as needed to make a

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NPR : There Is No Such Thing as Too Much Barbecue

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Might I recommend the slave girl.

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For the past few Christmases or so, our family has made a metric tonne of cookies and then shared them with each other.This year will be no different and I always like to try out new cookies.So I'm currently seeking out recipes while digging for the old favorites.There are certain cookies that my husband absolutely has to have each year and I oblige him as I haven't yet figured out a way to

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882573696857294262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18049954.post-1131385744005581702005-11-07T09:48:00.000-08:002006-11-15T09:09:44.410-08:00

I have a confession, I have an airbake pan.Well, that's not the confession, everyone knows that.The confession is that I left cake sit in the pan for well over 2 weeks before cleaning it.Yeah, that's gross and the mold was really rather interesting.But the truly interesting thing is where the mold was it ate holes into my pan.HOLES.IT ATE MY PAN.Little bitty pin marks all over my pan.Some are

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882573696857294262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18049954.post-1131040308477725842005-11-03T09:42:00.000-08:002006-11-15T09:09:44.344-08:00

Perusing through the Martha Stewart (Mah-tha. Maah-tha.) mag, I found a small ad for Gramma's Cutters.I love cookies cutters, and theirs are definitely of the old school variety.They don't have many, and what they do have are mostly variations on Santa Claus.I really liked their garden set. I would get the 'special days' set just for the indian, although I'm not sure how a head signifies a

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882573696857294262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18049954.post-1130439440552247272005-10-27T11:50:00.000-07:002006-11-15T09:09:44.271-08:00

My sister-in-law was asking for some easy dessert recipes. I wasn't sure what she wanted flavor-wise, however.In my searches of my tried and true recipes I came across a gem of a recipe that I have tried and really like.It's a pumpkin roll. Just in time for the various harvest celebrations that many of us may be celebrating.I found it easy enough, but let's label this one intermediate.If you're

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882573696857294262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18049954.post-1129829264131509702005-10-20T10:27:00.000-07:002006-11-15T09:09:44.126-08:00

Online cookie decorating. Just in time for Halloween.

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You know what a strange word to look at is? Biscuits. What an unusual word to stare at for a long time.Anyway.I have buttermilk left over from the German Chocolate Cake I made for my husbands birthday.What shall I do with my leftover buttermilk?I would make fried chicken, but the chicken has been allocated to other projects this week. That leaves me with biscuits.I love biscuits in all their

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882573696857294262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18049954.post-1129743975211070122005-10-19T10:46:00.000-07:002006-11-15T09:09:43.974-08:00

I'm a mom. I bake. I like easy recipes when I'm busy and tired, I like hard recipes when I'm not as busy and not as tired.I love shortcuts and tricks more, though.I love butter laden, sugar crusted, buttermilk drenched, herbed, rubbed, marinated, salty, deep fried, golden flakey, delicately fluffy, intricate, rustic, loaded with berries, simple, divine, luscious, sticky, honey covered, whole-milk

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