Thickeners are used in many places in our every day cooking life–gravies, puddings, sauces, pie fillings. The most common type of thickener is a starch of some kind–it swells up in the liquid. They’re very popular because they don’t add much flavor and add no fat. They all pretty much look alike–a white powder–but they’re… Read More
Fall is here (though it’s in the 80’s here in Michigan this weekend!) and thoughts of soups and stews are starting to drift through my mind. I love soups, but I really love stews. They’re just so filling–one of my real comfort foods. Here are a few hints/tips for the soup and stew season: Soups… Read More
Thank you to all of you who have been posting recipes! My Farm Bell recipe box overfloweth! To mention just a few, I can’t wait to try this chocolate cake the next time Weston’s vegan girlfriend is here, and I’m longing for this apple custard pie. But for now, I’m making this crock pot tamale… Read More
Natural yeast seems like a mysterious sort of pet that you have to baby a lot. People get stressed out about the whole ‘feeding’ thing. Well, I’m here to tell you that it’s just a matter of remembering a couple of techniques and you’re on your way to maintaining a fabulous, healthy yeast start. Once… Read More
It seemed like a meal that wasn’t meant to be. I had houseguests, and they were of an age where meals must be served on schedule for health reasons so blood sugar levels didn’t slip and the agony of bedtime reflux could be avoided. The kitchen was hot, but the oven was cold, and so… Read More
Have you checked out the Recipe Requests section yet? You know how in magazines they have that page where people write in asking for a recipe? But then you never remember from one month to the next what was in there and it’s hard to follow the requests and the answers. This is so much… Read More
any MSG free recipes and substitutes for bouillon used to make my own, as the homemade recipes all contain flavored granules or bouillon which contain MSG
My MIL made the only thing I actually liked using the old fashioned citron fruit mix – a very soft cookie. Not a bar, just a regular cookie. Not particularly spicy, and more sponge cake like than a normal cookie. For some reason, the citron tasted good in this particular cookie. Other than in this... Read More
When I was a kid, my aunt used to can crab apples that I loved. Never thought to ask her for the recipe when she was alive, but a friend has a crab apple tree so loaded with crab apples, that some of the branches are touching the ground. When she told me that I... Read More