Funny how a thread on a forum can get you thinking. Years ago I made a recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1997 for Cream Scones - http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cream-scones-10000000257797/ and it was wonderful. So good in fact that I make them on a regular basis. I have a post-it note in that annual cookbook sticking up …
Category: Cooking
The Sharper Your Knife The Less You Cry
Foodie books are a real delight for me. I enjoy reading the stories behind the scenes, especially for places I will never go, like Le Cordon Bleu. I particularly enjoy books that teach me something as I am reading about someone’s adventures in the food world. The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry is …
Planting from the kitchen
Here in the mountains, our last frost date is in mid-May, yet the weather right now is warm enough to dig in the dirt. I really enjoy planting things and watching the flowers bloom. Every year my local garden center plants torenias by the flat for me, and I will pick those up in May. …
A Weeknight Fish Dinner
I really enjoy eating fish, it is easy to prepare and light. It is a go-to meal for weekdays because it is fast. Here is one of my favorite ways to cook it. This works well with just about any kind of fish. I like tilapia and swai the most, while my husband prefers cod …
Around the World in Salt
It was quite a revelation to me last year on a cooking forum that there were a lot more types of salt in the world than just regular table salt and sea salt. I was fortunate to have a generous benefactor send me a number of different ones to try. These are finishing salts, some …
The Book Club Cookbook
Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club’s Favorite Books and Authors This wonderful book contains chapters on 100 bestselling books, mostly novels, some I have actually read. The introduction is quite interesting, giving the rationale behind the choice of books to include. Popularity for discussion with book clubs, and ability to provoke discussion …
Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup with Gouda
I adore tomato soup, and there is a restaurant in town that makes a super version. They call theirs Gouda Soup, and it is a tomato and roasted red pepper soup with Gouda cheese grated on top. I just had to figure out an acceptable recipe to make at home. Several tries, but I think …
Casserole for a Crowd
I like to cook for a crowd almost as much as making a special meal for two. Parties and pot-lucks are a great time to get together with friends and catch up with everyone’s news. For a pot luck gathering last Saturday, I made this dish that was a crowd pleaser. Very little was left …
Best Food Writing Anthologies
Food Writing, or foodie books, is a relatively new genre compared to other genres in publishing. Columnists have been regaling us with stories of food preparation foibles, family memories, and reflections on food related stories since the advent of food magazines in the 1940s, but didn’t gain prominence until the 1990s. My interest in …
Banana Bread and Flying Geese
It is a cold and cloudy day outside, and that means baking is in order. I had some bananas I needed to use as they were looking a little brownish. My recipe for banana bread is probably much the same as yours with one exception. Cinnamon. My husband loves cinnamon. I think he would eat …
From My Carolina Home 