Monthly Archives: June 2010

Fruit Basket Pie

I regularly visit some vintage image websites and blogs. Some, to marvel at the exuberance of mid-century style and design; others, to marvel at what the heck people ate (or were supposed to have eaten) back in the olden days … Continue reading

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Vichyssoise

One of the things I really like about living here at the Northeastern edge of Illinois is that the weather here is a LOT like that in New England: don’t like it? Wait thirty minutes and it’ll change. In that … Continue reading

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Mushroom Tart

It’s a cool, damp, gray day here on the edge o’ the prairie; only the deep green of the lawn and trees (and the herbs and tomato plant growing ever bigger and more lush on the deck) reminding me that … Continue reading

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Cuban Bread

So, I’m cheating… I actually made THIS loaf from a recipe I found in the Trib’ back in March. It made two very nice, but VERY dense loaves of round bread. I liked them, but, short of making them one … Continue reading

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7 Mile Fair and Pizza!

Saturday was StickyStuffySunless, but we had planned to meet our friends Bob and Don at Seven Mile Fair – ‘Wisconsin’s Largest Flea Market!’ – meh. I should’ve known from their use of Hobo for signage that the Fair and I … Continue reading

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A Packaged Dinner…

We try to make dinner on Fridays ‘treat’ dinners – that may be the day we order Chinese, pizza, or even KFC (another product of a another Kentucky Colonel). As a side bar; the one time Rich and I ‘discussed’ … Continue reading

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In Praise of Cheese

Last night’s dinner was not something to blog about – Gorditas with ground beef, sautéed peppers and onions, refried black beans, diced tomato and hot peppers, etc. – and tonight’s dinner is pretty basic – smoked mozzarella ravioli from Tenuta’s … Continue reading

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Kentucky Colonel Pork Chops

I was looking for something different… I had some nice pork chops and no cider to make our current favorite brine. Thanks to The Food Network and the Kentucky Home Pork Producers, I found this recipe to play around with. … Continue reading

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Worth the Wait…

I gave it some time – in all about 4 hours – for the dough to double in size in the buttered pans, then popped these suckers in the oven for about 30 minutes and voila! I didn’t have the … Continue reading

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Brioche…

does not like to be rushed, apparently. I am approaching my THIRD hour of rising in the bread pans. Fortunately, I can see some activity; the loaves are bigger than when I first formed them, just not doubled in size … Continue reading

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