Flowers of Sicily

Flowers of Sicily

Yield: 1 (10-inch) Bundt cake to make 16 servings1 (15.25) ounce box Duncan Hines Classic Butter Golden cake mix1 (3.4-ounce) box instant vanilla pudding &… Continue reading

Flowers of Sicily
Cake with a mission

Cake with a mission

I hadn’t planned this column for today, but Pope Francis’ morning address to the joint meeting of the United States Congress, followed by his moving… Continue reading

Cake with a mission
This Sept. 14, 2015 photo shows grilled French onion soup in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a recipe by Elizabeth Karmel. This fall, get French onion soup off the stove, and onto a grill. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Recipes

RECIPES.. SWEET MILK DOUGHNUTSOld Old recipe - not my Grandma’s, but close.She sugared them with cinnamon and sugar andwe had to have a glass of… Continue reading

This Sept. 14, 2015 photo shows grilled French onion soup in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a recipe by Elizabeth Karmel. This fall, get French onion soup off the stove, and onto a grill. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Bread baking pointers for soft white bread

Bread baking pointers for soft white bread

Most home bakers agree that from-scratch yeast bread baking is one of the most satisfying of all baking endeavors, especially as the weather turns cooler… Continue reading

Bread baking pointers for soft white bread

Pioneer Potluck: About Alaskans

A repeat story and a new story for the new readers. You are truly an Alaskan when you measure the distance from one town to… Continue reading

Recipes

  RECIPES Old standby recipe when we arrived here in 1967. COWBOY COOKIES 1 1/2 cup white flour 1/4 cup wheat flour or white flour… Continue reading

Making french toast

Making french toast

BT4French ToastINSERT BT4-BREAD-9-23-14CAPTION: Use day-old bread to make French Toast or simple cinnamon toast. To make cinnamon toast, toast bread, then butter while hot, sprinkling… Continue reading

Making french toast
Eat like it's spring, grill like it's summer with 'better for you' lamb recipe

Eat like it’s spring, grill like it’s summer with ‘better for you’ lamb recipe

So, I was waiting for a flu shot at my local Publix Super Market pharmacy when I happened to spot a recipe booklet sitting on… Continue reading

Eat like it's spring, grill like it's summer with 'better for you' lamb recipe

Pioneer Potluck: Pancakes and moose liver shared with friends.

Nikiski, Alaska 1967 An appropriate article for this time of year.   Moose liver dredged in flour and fried in bacon grease was one of… Continue reading

Pioneer Potluck: Mom made great tomato soup

Pioneer Potluck: Mom made great tomato soup

My  mom  made  wonderful  homemade  tomato  soup.  I  think  this  in  one  of  the  lost  recipes. She  canned  quarts  of  tomatoes  for  the  winter  time … Continue reading

Pioneer Potluck: Mom made great tomato soup
Craft a caramel dessert

Craft a caramel dessert

Over the years, I’ve happily stayed with one basic formula for making baked caramel custard. And, because the satin smooth dessert is so similar to… Continue reading

Craft a caramel dessert

Coming out of its shell, taco night dinner’s both fun – and thrifty

Whether it’s a weeknight dinner for the family or a weekend meal with friends, a taco night buffet is not only exciting to share, but… Continue reading

Pioneer Potluck: Living on a homestead

Gail and Gary living on Homestead at Boulder Point Nikiski, Alaska 1985-1992 My daughter Gail and her husband Gary lived on a homestead at Boulder Point,… Continue reading

Pioneer Potluck: About preparing moose meat

Nikiski, Alaska (formally North Kenai) 1967 to 2015   I arrived in Kenai, Alaska with three kids in July, 1967. I did not know anything… Continue reading

Save homeless pets with life, love and homemade treats

If it’s true that we save a life by adopting a homeless pet, then so true is it that homeless pets save ours. After having… Continue reading

This July 13, 2015 photo shows kasha salad with beets, stone fruit, walnuts and mint in Concord, N.H. Kasha, the toasted form of buckwheat, cooks up in about 10 minutes. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Buckwheat is a delicious grain

It’s high time we jumped on the buckwheat bandwagon. The nutty pyramid-shaped grain has been around for about 8,000 years, popular in part for its… Continue reading

This July 13, 2015 photo shows kasha salad with beets, stone fruit, walnuts and mint in Concord, N.H. Kasha, the toasted form of buckwheat, cooks up in about 10 minutes. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Taste authentic Hatch Chile Dishes

Taste authentic Hatch Chile Dishes

The Village of Hatch, the self-proclaimed “Chile Capital of the World,” is gearing up for Labor Day weekend and the 44th Hatch Chile Festival –… Continue reading

Taste authentic Hatch Chile Dishes

Pioneer Potluck: About our relatives & visits from the past

North of Fort Collins Colorado In the 1940s   I related a few articles ago that I visited my Uncles and Aunts in Kansas on… Continue reading

Find yellow cake perfection

Last week I offered some ideas and recipes for back-so-school lunches. Among the recipes, was one for a lovely “Super White Cake,” by Rosie Alyea,… Continue reading

Pioneer Potluck: Mom loves the purple hat

1996 Boulder Colorado My Trip with Bernie to Denver   This is the last in a series of my trips to Denver with Bernie. This… Continue reading

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