Peel and coarsely cube five giant (or ten small) sweet potatoes. Add to a pot with a stick of butter, 1.25 cups light brown sugar, a half cup of water, salt and pepper. Simmer on medium around 45 min, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are soft and syrup has thickened to a glaze.
Scrub and slice two large bunches of carrots. Add to a pot with a stick of butter and a cup of maple syrup. Simmer on medium around 30-45 minutes, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until carrots are soft and syrup has thickened to a glaze. This can bubble away on the back burner without much attention
Preheat your oven to 350°. Cake pan: 9″ round, 9″ square, 9×12″ rectangle, two loaf pans, or equivalent. Butter the inside of the cake pan. 1/2 cup butter (1 stick, at room temperature) 1 cup sugar Combine the butter and sugar and beat until creamy. (Use a stand mixer if you have one, or an
Back in 2003 I decided to post a bunch of the simple everyday recipes we used at home, and simultaneously to test out a web technology I had been meaning to try, XSLT. It turned out that sharing those recipes was a good idea, but that XSLT was not, at least not for that purpose.
[Piglet posted this to her Dreamwidth page in October.] Because I can’t find anything unless it’s online: my pie crust formula. Makes one bottom crust. 1 stick of butter (1/4 pound) 180 grams (1 1/2 cups) flour salt [a pinch] sugar [1/2 tsp] ~6 Tablespoons ice water, dash of vinegar optional Cut butter into salted,
Recipe Yellow or red onion, one medium or large Finely chop the onion, or use a food processor to chop it to small even pieces. A medium saucepot and a big spoon Olive oil Put the saucepot on high heat. Pour in olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. After the pot
I recently made a couple of these large Mexican-ish casseroles for social events, and figured I’d share the recipe. Beans Olive oil 1 large or 2 medium yellow onions Optional: a large mushroom, a carrot, a bell pepper 1-3 cloves garlic Optional: basil, paprika, chili powder 3-4 cans black beans Balsamic vinegar, salt Heat
Adapted from “Baking Illustrated”. Preheat oven & baking pan at 425ºF. 120 g (1 cup) yellow cornmeal 120 g (1 cup) all purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. salt [whisk together, form a well] 1/2 cup melted butter 2 lg. eggs 1 1/2 cups milk [combine]
Adapted from BonAppetit. 9 ears of corn: cut the kernels off 3 ears; grate the kernels off 6 ears. Break corn cobs in half, and place them in a large pot with 2 c. milk, 1 c. cream and bring it to gentle boil. Saute 1 chopped onion, 1 grated carrot, grated corn in 2T
Mexican spicy bean stew. It’s easy to make a double batch and save the leftovers. Recipe Yellow onion, one large or two small Bell peppers, two or three Coarsely chop the vegetables, or Cuisinart to moderately-sized even pieces. Variation: Optionally, add any of the following: Replace some or all of the bell peppers with spicier