Confession: I could really get into watching the Food Network. Last week I inadvertently found myself sitting in front of a large-screen version—in an x-ray waiting room, to be exact—and I watched, fascinated, as a mouth-watering beef stew and an espresso ice cream took shape. I’m enough of a foodie myself to care tremendously about […]
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Confession: I love to cook. But I hate heating up my kitchen in the summertime. Here are a few foods that help us keep cool. Gina’s BBQ Burgers I’m telling you, these are a midsummer night’s dream. I make them with my favorite homemade barbecue sauce: ¼ cup brown sugar ½ cup ketchup 1 T.
A whole! carrot A slice of cheese, and miniature cookie cutters to play with it Half an apple, the hole filled with peanut butter and porcupined with pretzel sticks A snack mix: peanuts, craisins, dry cereal, and one sweet What would you add to the list?
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Confession: I had in mind a lovely how-to about Ripening Bananas in One Hour or Less. And then my process flopped. This is supposed to work. An unidentified website told me so. Put green bananas (peel still on) in a row on a cookie sheet. Set your oven to its lowest temperature, likely 170°. Place cookie
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Confession: Every Sunday noon I cook the same food for my family—pancakes and eggs. You are horrified. You had no idea that it was possible to serve less than a roast, potatoes, carrots, a green salad, five or six sides, fresh rolls, dessert and coffee for Sunday dinner and remain within the fold. Right? Or
3. Glazed Carrots Take some brown sugar (about 1/2 cup, loosely packed) and some cornstarch (1 T). Mix it with water, a small dash each of nutmeg and salt and a large dash of dried tarragon. Cook till thickened, stirring occasionally. Microwave works great! Pour over cooked carrots and heat till bubbly. Add broken walnuts
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Confession: My favorite projects are experiments that happen to turn out well. Today I tried two. I found that you can turn a worn out little girl’s dress into a clothespin keeper. I remember my mom having one similar to this, made when I was a girl. For this one, I cut off the hood
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Confession: My favorite food in the world is good bread with butter. But these days, the thing I love to eat is stir fry. I’m cooking it about once a week, and could eat it twice as often. I suspect that those of you who are groaning at the thought are thinking of overcooked broccoli
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