I found this one in the Letters section in a long-ago Gourmet Magazine. Letter-writers would often share recipes that they collected (as this linked recipe was) from cooks, chefs, and hoteliers while traveling. The story behind the recipe is that vacationers asked owners of a small French hotel, M. and Mme. Vallot, for their cake… Continue reading Vallot’s Yogurt Orange Cake
Cinnamon Petal Biscuits
2 cups sifted flour3 tablespoons sugar4 teaspoons baking powder½ teaspoon cream of tartar½ teaspoon salt½ cup shortening2/3 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened3 tablespoons sugar mixed with 2 teaspoons cinnamon Preheat oven to 425°. Grease a cookie sheet. Sift together the dry ingredients. Using two butter knives, cut the shortening into the flour… Continue reading Cinnamon Petal Biscuits
Piecrust (single) and Pumpkin Pie
This is the family recipe of the previous generation. For a recipe modified from the can of Libby’s pumpkin, click here. Crust:1 ½ cups flour½ cup Crisco½ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons water Reserve ¼ cup flour. Stir together the dry ingredients, and used to knives or a pastry blender to cut the Crisco into the… Continue reading Piecrust (single) and Pumpkin Pie
Hybrid Pumpkin Pie
It’s not made from hybrid pumpkins. It’s because the spice mixture comes from my spouse’s mom, and her recipe for pumpkin pie; otherwise the recipe comes from the Libby’s recipe, printed on the can. 1 ½ cups sugar1 teaspoon ground allspice1 teaspoon ground cinnamon¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg1/8 teaspoon ground cloves1/8 teaspoon ground ginger1 teaspoon salt4… Continue reading Hybrid Pumpkin Pie
Spicy Gingerbread Cookies (Christmas-Cookies.com)
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/recipe43.spicy-gingerbread-cookies.html 1 cup unsalted butter1 cup dark-brown sugar, packed2 large eggs1 cup unsulfured molasses( some brands of this: Plantation, Grandma’s, Wholesome Sweeteners)6 cups sifted all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon baking powder4 teaspoons ground ginger4 teaspoons ground cinnamon1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves½ to 1 teaspoon finely-ground black pepper, to taste Raisins, chocolate nonpareils, or Red… Continue reading Spicy Gingerbread Cookies (Christmas-Cookies.com)
Saucepan Brownies (Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Cookbook)
This is the first recipe I ever made. Having lived my entire life previous to this with box brownie mixes, it was a revelation as to how good home-made brownies are. I got it out of the Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Cookbook. It was always available in my mom’s kitchen, but as I’ve written elsewhere, she… Continue reading Saucepan Brownies (Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Cookbook)
Apple-Raisin Betty
There was a local chain of supermarkets out West, once, called McCartneys. Around 1985, they offered free recipe cards, which you would find in the department that was selling the ingredients. I picked up quite a few. This one was, of course, near the apples. It’s an apple-and-cinnamon flavored rice pudding. It’s a classic recipe… Continue reading Apple-Raisin Betty
Apricot-Pecan Muffins
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour¾ cup chopped, dried apricots½ cup chopped pecans½ cup packed brown sugar2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon ground cinnamon½ teaspoon salt1 egg, slightly beaten½ cup low-fat milk½ cup apricot nectar¼ cup vegetable oil Preheat oven to 400°. Combine flour and dry ingredients; set aside. Mix together wet ingredients and stir into… Continue reading Apricot-Pecan Muffins
Chocolate Glaze
¼ cup sugar¼ cup water1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips In small saucepan, mix water and sugar; bring to a rolling boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Immediately add chocolate chips; stir with a wire whisk until chips are melted and the mixture is smooth. Cool until slightly thickened. Makes about 2/3… Continue reading Chocolate Glaze
3-Minute Chocolate Cake
4 tablespoons flour4 tablespoons sugar2 tablespoons cocoa powder1 egg3 tablespoons milk3 tablespoons oil In a cereal bowl or large mug, mix together dry ingredients. Stir in egg. Pouring milk and oil and mix well. Microwave on high for 3 min. Wait until it stops rising and sets in the bowl or mug. Great plain or… Continue reading 3-Minute Chocolate Cake
Recipes out of the Blond Box 