AS A CHILD, HOLIDAY dinners were quite special. Mom was an excellent cook and baker. We dined at many of the all-American meals: turkey, roast beef, ham, chicken (with dumplings!). But hands down, my favorite meal was her spaghetti and meatballs. Sherry’s briani, with side dishes of cucumber and tomato salads. But my favorite fare …
Gluten-free Christmas shortbread/cookies
Today’s recipe comes courtesy of sister Francine, who keeps us on our toes with her culinary creativity. Gluten-free shortbread cookies. It’s a recipe for gluten-free shortbread cookies, courtesy of The Conscious Plant Kitchen. She recommends doubling the recipe but here is the singular version: Vegan Almond flour Shortbread cookie (single recipe) 1 1/2 cups almond …
Laying down roots
We’ve been experimenting for some time with harvesting a second and even third crop of scallions simply by placing the roots in water. You can place them on a window sill and grow a second batch quite easily. They won’t grow to the same length and girth as the originals, but, hey, it’s free scallions …
Calculating pie
I was in the mood for pie, but not in the mood for baking pie. So I compromised and whipped up a batch of cherry tarts. Standard pie crust works fine for this substitute.. These bite-size morsels give you the flavor and texture of a pie and are great as a breakfast pastry. It got …
You can’t beat beet pasta
IN CASE YOU DID NOT know, homemade sourdough bread is so April 2020. The latest rage, at least based on the scanning of my news and social media, is beet pasta. If it’s any consolation, I just found out myself. The good news is, that you can whip this savory dish up in, well, a …
The perfect Ciabatta bread
We’ve written before about our experiments with Ciabatta, Italy’s response to France’s baguette. After some tinkering with the recipe, we believe we have arrived at the optimal combination of ingredients. What’s more, it is very simple and easy to make. 3.25 cups (650 grams) flour1.5 cups (350 milliliters) water1 tbsp (15 g) sugar1 tsp (5 …
Our favorite Christmas cookie
I have written before about the tradition of making what we call Christmas horns, a family recipe handed for generations from the old country (Moravia). You can read the original post here. Use a sifter or strainer to dust lightly with powdered sugar. I experimented in my latest batch by reducing the amount of sugar …
Homemade pizza just like Mom used to make
GROWING UP, the birthday boy or girl in my family had several privileges on their special day: They could order their favorite mealThey could invite one friend over for dinnerPresents and cake, of course More often than not, my siblings and I would choose pizza for the meal. Our mother, though Czech by heritage, prided …
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If you make jam, you’ll want an English muffin to go with it*
Sometime during the end of summer, Sherry spent an industrious afternoon picking fruit from our strawberry tree. If you haven’t heard of strawberries growing on trees, we are not far ahead of you. We hadn’t either until we purchased our home, where two mature specimens adorned our back yard. The tree grows to the size …
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Sherry & George 