This is a very simple, tasty recipe, posted to allrecipes.com by user BURYGOLD, who says, “A very light and fluffy pancake that requires fresh buttermilk, but it’s the best I’ve ever made!” They have largely displaced the traditional, family recipe for pancakes, we like them so much. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/24530/buttermilk-pancakes-ii 3 cups all-purpose flour3 tablespoons white sugar3… Continue reading Buttermilk Pancakes II (allrecipes.com)
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German Apple Pancake (The Vegetarian Epicure)
This is my favorite apple-pie sort of dessert. The batter for the pancake is very much like popovers, and come out of the oven, with a crispy, airy crunch. The filling is simplicity itself – apples, butter, sugar, and spices, cooked in the pan until the apples are tender. For the topping, we just like… Continue reading German Apple Pancake (The Vegetarian Epicure)
South-of-the-Border Salad (Perdue)
This is the side dish suggestion for “Southwestern Lasagna”. 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar¼ teaspoon chili powder1/8 teaspoon ground cumin¼ teaspoon sugar¼ teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper4 tablespoons olive oil1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced½ cup diced red onion2 avocados, peeled and diced Romaine lettuce leaves In a mixing bowl combine vinegar, chili… Continue reading South-of-the-Border Salad (Perdue)
Mom’s Chocolate Cake
This is one of those old family recipes, handed down from my spouse’s mother. It is from before the time when science discovered that trans-fats are no good for you, and before the reformulation of Crisco to exclude them from the product. This new formula has not proved to be a problem for any of… Continue reading Mom’s Chocolate Cake
Banana Nut Muffins
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour1 cup chopped walnuts½ cup toasted wheat germ½ cup brown sugar1 tablespoon baking powder1 teaspoon ground cinnamon½ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg2 ripe bananas, mashed¾ cup milk5 tablespoons butter, melted1 eggcinnamon sugar, optional 1. Heat oven to 400°. Spray muffin cups with cooking spray. Line with paper liners.2. Mix flour, walnuts,… Continue reading Banana Nut Muffins
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
Classic Bola Roja Beans
If you took dark red kidney beans and rolled each one into the shape of a ball, you’d have an idea of what Bola Roja beans look like. Even though this recipe appears on every bag of Goya Bola Roja beans, I put it on one of my cards to remind me to make it.… Continue reading Classic Bola Roja Beans
Our Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies (which we got from a certain TV show)
I was going to send everyone to the website belonging to that certain TV show, as a gesture of goodwill and indebtedness to them for the method detailed below, but you have to join their website and give them your credit card number (so they can claim their payment in case you forgot to cancel… Continue reading Our Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies (which we got from a certain TV show)
Joe Carson’s Ginger Cookies (Midwest Living, December, 1990)
A friend from Indiana sent us this recipe. Clipping it from the magazine “Midwest Living”, it came with an article attached. I dimly remember the story of these cookies – after all, it was almost 25 years ago when I received it! Joe Carson ran a bake shop out West, and when the holidays approached,… Continue reading Joe Carson’s Ginger Cookies (Midwest Living, December, 1990)
Fudge Crackle Kiss Cookies (Woman’s Day magazine, 10/15/1991)
The first year we gave tins of cookies for Christmas, this is one of the cookies we put in. The second year, we mixed it up, and made other kinds of cookies, which our gift recipients liked a lot, but nevertheless sadly inquired after these cookies, saying, “Oh, you didn’t make the ones with the… Continue reading Fudge Crackle Kiss Cookies (Woman’s Day magazine, 10/15/1991)
Recipes out of the Blond Box 