Happy? Try this ending with your next feast.
This Texas Two-Step will bring any meal to a happy ending. Adorn that pumpkin pie with a scoop of Blue Bell Ice Cream: Homemade Vanilla, right out of Benham, Texas. www.bluebell.com
Month: November 2008
On a roll
Kids love rolling dough. As long as we keep the rolling to a minimum, we turn out great pie crusts. For your single layer crust that I hope you’ll be serving up pumpkin-style, stick with the basics: 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup lard 3 tablespoons icy cold water Mix dry ingredients and …
Just Plain Flaky
The masters at preparing pie crust know the secret of keeping the crust flaky: handle with care. If there’s time for pie baking around this cookery, it’s Thanksgiving time. I’m testing pie crust recipes this week in preparation for an early celebration with guests on their way soon.
Breakfast at . . .
home. Our neighbors treated us to their home-prepped breakfast burritos a few weeks ago. We tried our own hand at it this weekend. The tortillas: H-E-B whole wheat which cost about $.23 each. With seven eggs, 1/2 cup fresh spinach, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar and 1/2 cup diced sirloin (seasoned and grilled the night before), we …
Get personal . . . with your own cookbook
TasteBook has unveiled a hard copy cookbook that gets very personal. It enables you to personalize a collection of recipes in a cookbook, enhanced far beyond many of the “photo memory” books on the market the past few years. Who doesn’t appreciate the convenience of borrowing recipes and ideas from food sites and blogs? Electronic copies free up …
Chicken Cumin . . . just add garlic
Prep and enjoy this chicken dish in under 20 minutes. With garlic and olive oil on hand, you’re nearly done. 4 boneless breasts of chicken, rinsed and cut in strips 3 cloves garlic, diced 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon ground cumin salt and pepper 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped Coat bottom of large pan with …
Celebrity chefs inspire with dates
Jack and Annie dropped by the cookery this weekend. These two children’s literature characters are always cooking up curiosity with young readers. Mary Pope Osborne planted the seed for our next cookery adventure with dates. In her Magic Tree House series #34, “Season of the Sandstorms,” Jack and Annie shake the delicate fruit from date palm trees in the desert. …