Equipment8 quart covered stainless steel saucepot with heavy bottomThermometer (one that goes from 0 to 220 degrees)Large strainer or colander for draining curdsCheesecloth, or linen… Continue reading
Do not use nonfat ricotta or fat-free mozzarella here. You will need a 12-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet for this recipe.” – America’s Test Kitchen. Photo… Continue reading
Servings: 6 6 slices bacon8 ounces (2 cups) mozzarella cheese, shredded 1 ounce (½ cup) Parmesan cheese, grated4 ounces (½ cup) small-curd cottage ¼ teaspoon… Continue reading
After the holidays, our appetites can go in a couple of different directions. On the one hand, after a steady diet of stuffed birds and… Continue reading
The spices of the season include cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger. They are fragrant and exotic and anything made with them smells of Christmas. You… Continue reading
Year, 1985 to 2016 Christmas trees and Doggie Treats. For the past few weeks I have been writing about Christmas trees from the time… Continue reading
From the Colorado farm to the Alaskan way of life We have had various types of Christmas trees through the years. Colorado trees are full… Continue reading
There’s a remedy for folks who find shopping for Christmas gifts stressful, especially at this late date. Even if you like hunting for holiday presents,… Continue reading
Buttery and rich, shortbread and sugar cookies are among the most popular of all the holiday cookies of the season. Straightforward and clean, the taste… Continue reading
Christmas 1979 Anchorage, Alaska Reminiscence of Christmases Past Christmas 1979 was looking very bleak and lonely. Being the youngest child, I was the only one… Continue reading
For best impressions, Nordic Ware suggests making cookie doughs “from scratch” for use with their cast aluminum cookie stamps, an easy task with this being… Continue reading
This is the best in the whole world and we make it every year for Christmas and Halloween My sister sure has a good eye… Continue reading
Yield: Approximately 15 (3-inch) cookies1 cup salted butter, softened2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted2 cups all-purpose flourCoarse (sanding) sugar for sprinkling on cookiesCookie paint, optional (recipe… Continue reading
Yield: About 1½ dozen (3-inch) cookies1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature1 cup packed brown sugar (For the purposes of this recipe, I used granulated… Continue reading
Even as we move deeper into the holiday season, after nearly a week of Thanksgiving leftovers, many of us wouldn’t mind turning the calendar back… Continue reading
Northern Colorado 1940’S This last Sunday, part of a sermon by Craig Fanning, about chopping down a tree for Christmas, was reminder of how we… Continue reading
The continued stories of holidays and the differences between Northern and Southern style of fixing and serving food. Thank you everyone for your comments. This… Continue reading
Using ready-made pie crusts, canned pumpkin and peeled and sliced fresh apples can make baking for the holidays “as easy as pie.” And, if you… Continue reading
I think this is (possibly) the best Brussels sprouts recipe I have ever made. They are roasted and then tossed while still warm with an… Continue reading
The French love to cook fish by poaching it in a flavored liquid, usually a combination of white wine and water, leeks or onions, and… Continue reading
