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Category: Special Treats
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Cranberries. They are arguably the quintessential flavor of Thanksgiving. For all the debate over homemade or jellied cranberry sauces, the way I like my cranberries is in bread, and this one has been a family favorite for years. Anna Thomas, author of Vegetarian Epicure Books I and II, was the force behind the recipe I…
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I opened a bottle of Pinot this week which was not unusual, but the bottle was truly not to my liking. Not wanting to waste it, I looked a ways to cook with it other than as a braising liquid. Andrea Geary recently published some interesting recipes for Pâtes de Fruit in America’s Test Kitchen,…
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I’ve been testing out quick breads that will eventually find the way to our Garden Club’s bake sale, a fundraiser we hold around Thanksgiving. So when King Arthur Baking featured this pumpkin recipe, I gave it a try. And as usual, it did not disappoint. The recipe yields 1 larger loaf (8-1/2 x 4-1/2), but…
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This lasagne recipe came from a church cookbook published sometime in the 1960s by St. Peter’s Church in my hometown of Huron, Ohio. Once my family discovered how much of a treat lasagne can be, it became our traditional dish to celebrate New Year’s Day for as long as I can remember. Flash forward to…
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I may have made mention that my family’s favorite flavor is chocolate. This recipe card, in my Mother’s handwriting, is for Mother’s Best Fudge Cake. It was the chocolate cake recipe used for family celebrations. The recipe may have come from my Grandmother, who herself was a phenomenal cook and baker, or it may have…
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Can being a chocoholic be genetic? There is a long line of family members for whom a birthday cake isn’t a celebration unless it includes chocolate in some way, shape, or form. This was especially true of my Dad. With the exception of the one year in which he requested a pineapple upside-down cake for…
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