This recipe was passed along to me by my sweetie Dragonia. It’s definitely not the sort of thing Jack and I usually eat around the House of Cards, but I was intrigued by the use of nutmeg in conjunction with bruschetta-like ingredients, and it made for a nice change-up. Depending on your own culinary history, [...]
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Posted in desserts, recipes, Southern on Nov 3rd, 2008
What can I say but mmm, pie. Some people will contend that this is better than pumpkin pie. You be the judge. I admit to having trouble with crusts. I can’t seem to get them to roll nicely without sticking to the surface. Any thoughts on this? Should I chill the dough longer than an [...]
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Posted in baked goods, desserts, holiday, recipes on Oct 8th, 2008
photo by Yoko Mari makes this for her Thanksgiving celebration. When she described it to Dragonia and I one night sitting around the Bevin fountain, I remarked that it sounded kind of like a Yodel. She didn’t know what that was, though. And while you can’t carry two entire pumpkin rolls in your lunch box, [...]
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Posted in dinners, holiday, recipes on Sep 20th, 2008
serves 8 as one part of a holiday feast, or 4 cheese-lovers as a main course In reality, this is not my fondue, a recipe created by me: it is classic cheese fondue, the dish prepared traditionally. You can find what follows, with only slight variation, in any cookbook on the topic. But for some [...]
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