Adapted from “Roll Cookies” in the Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker. Cream together: Beat in: Sift together and gradually mix into the batter: Flatten and refrigerate for an hour or so. Roll out flat, to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out shapes and transfer to a cookie sheet. Bake at 375°
Adapted from “Sugar Silhouettes” by Mrs. H.C. Orrison, from Pillsbury’s Best of the Bake-Off Collection. The original recipe is split, with half of the batch having cocoa added, but you could easily make them all chocolate, or none, if you preferred. Cream together: Beat in: Sift together and gradually mix into the batter: Divide the
Adapted from Butter Sugar Flour Eggs by Gale Gand, Rick Tramonto and Julia Moskin. Cream together: Beat in: Sift together and gradually mix into the batter: Flatten and refrigerate for an hour or so. Roll out flat, to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out shapes and transfer to a cookie sheet. Bake at 350-375° for about
An easy breakfast treat. Can be prepared ahead of time and reheated as needed. Preheat oven to 350°. Select a large six-cup muffin pan and, if needed, lightly grease it. (I generally use a silicone muffin pan without buttering it.) Add a tablespoon or two of fillings to each cup. Some choices include: Add the
Prepare a filling by cooking a variety of vegetables; in one recent batch, I included: In a large pot, melt half a stick of butter and add the vegetables incrementally and cooking until things are mostly cooked, but turn the heat off before they’re fully cooked so that they can finish in the oven. Delicate
A simple choice for times when you want something more than just pasta, but don’t have the time to make a lasagna. Turn the oven to 375°. Select a two- or three-quart casserole dish (such as a 9x12x2″ glass baker). Combine the pasta and tomato sauce and stir together. Layer half of the pasta into
Ingredients: Potatoes, onion, butter, cream, flour, Parmesan, pepper, salt. Options: ham, garlic. Method: Cast-iron skillet; medium hot (350ºF) oven for over an hour. Pre-heat oven (and pan, while you are collecting your ingredients). Butter bottom of skillet. Slice onion, cover bottom. Slice potatoes (mandoline if you have one), layer. Sprinkle with flour, parmesan, salt, pepper,
This was the surprise winner of this year’s Christmas baking: a dense cookie with a rich flavor, suitable for dunking in coffee or nibbling with your after-dinner adult beverage. Adapted from Joy of Cooking. In a double boiler, over simmering water, mix 2/3 c honey, 1 c sugar, and 2 oz butter. When combined, thoroughly
I wish I had known twenty years ago that we could have home-made focaccia as often as we wanted and with just fifteen minutes of effort. Start by making a basic no-knead bread dough: this step takes less than ten minutes. In a large bowl, mix three cups of all-purpose flour, a teaspoon and a
I tried to bake bread one or two times in my twenties, failed horribly, and then didn’t try again for twenty years. I might have waited another decade if it wasn’t for the disruption of the Covid lockdown, when getting a fifty pound bag of flour delivered seemed like a more sensible choice than going