Monthly Archives: October 2011

Parfait! Pot Roast o’ Love

Posted on October 7, 2011 by terry

I know I’ve gone to this well several times, but how fitting for the season (fall), and the day (ermmm, my wedding day, peeps) to remind us all of the goodness that is the modified Alton Brown pot roast seasoned … Continue reading →

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Sourdough Rye Bread

Posted on October 6, 2011 by terry

Here’s another recipe from the good folk at Gold Medal and Fleischmann’s Yeast. I’ve made their sourdough starter, and quite like it. I’ve also made their sourdough bread in the machine which comes out looking, ermmm, like a disaster, but … Continue reading →

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Japanese Seven Spice Green Beans in a Balsamic Reduction

Posted on October 5, 2011 by terry

This post has a l-o-o-o-ng title for a short ‘n simple, ermmm, method – can’t really call it a recipe – that turns canned green beans into something pretty darned wonderful, in my mebbe not so humble opinion. The secret(s)? … Continue reading →

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Pelati al Forno (ermmm, oven roasted canned tomatoes)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by terry

Wait! What? CANNED tomatoes? Yup – and not those fancy schmancy  imported San Whomevers all the guys on the TeeVee call for, either. These tasty little treasures are made with plain old whole peeled tomatoes packed in tomato juice. Lynne … Continue reading →

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Easy Penuche Icing – and a bit of sifting…

Posted on October 3, 2011 by terry

I’d had penuche fudge growing up, but had never heard of penuche icing before – and spread on spice cake? Interesting. Interesting, too, this fixation on sifting stuff. The flour and stuff needed to be sifted for the cake (the … Continue reading →

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Dinette Cake – and the secret of cake flour!

Posted on October 1, 2011 by terry

Returning once again to 1958 and Ms. Crocker’s  Dinner for Two – I came across a recipe for Dinette Spice Cake, which is, apparently, Dinette Cake with, ermmm, spice. Tricky, those mid-century cookery book folk were. Irregardless; Dinette Cake would … Continue reading →

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