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Chicken and Leek Stroganoff
isopod: (From Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution) This is one of my very favorite things—so lemony and creamy and lovely.  But it isn’t at all attractive!  My notes in italics. long grain or basmati rice (OR noodles of choice-my mom likes this on egg noodles, not being a rice-eater) 1 large leek handful of crimini or oyster mushrooms (or whatever mushrooms are easily on hand-I’ve used whatever’s...
Nov 5th
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chicken corn chowder!
-periodic-meltdowns-: i added a link to the real recipe in the last post. but here is what i did so i could eat it.  4 slices of real thick bacon (lots of fat!!) 3 shallots diced 1 orange pepper diced 2 cans whole new potatoes diced (whatever boil and peel them. i’m lazy. i use canned!) 1 can of white corn (or small frozen bag white corn) a big handful of broccoli steamed (in the...
Nov 2nd
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October 2011
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Oct 29th
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StillTasty: Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide - Save... →
This is another handy resource for food freshness, but this one includes more types of food, and is handy for checking whether something that’s past its listed date needs to be discarded or might have a few more days in it.
Oct 23rd
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If there's something missing in the produce...
But if you’re ever trying to figure out something in particular, most farmers’ markets with well-developed websites have either their own resource or a link to resources on the topic. You might have to look around a little to be sure you catch regional variations in what the markets want to include in their lists, but you can usually find something.  I find that supermarket...
Oct 23rd
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Storing Fresh Fruit →
A similar document for vegetables is on its way!
Oct 23rd
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Pie Crust
asweetbeginning: and anyone else who wants to make the best pie crust you’ll ever make i wish i could take credit for this recipe, but sadly, i must give the credit to cook’s illustrated ingredients 2 1/2 c unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces) 1 t table salt 2 T sugar 12 T cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cut into 1/4-inch slices 1/2 c chilled solid vegetable shortening , cut...
Oct 16th
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Disgruntled's Banana Bread Recipe
thedisgruntledgradstudent: 1/2 cup crisco (butter works if you don’t have shortening - attn: Europeans) 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 tsp vanilla 3-4 overripe bananas 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt For Banana Spice version also: 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp cloves Preheat oven to 350. Makes either 24 muffins, two small loaves or 1 large loaf. The large loaf bakes...
Oct 16th
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Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Ingredients 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup milk 1 egg 1 3/4 cup flour 2 1/2 tbs baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup apples (peeled & cored), chopped to roughly 1/4in pieces 1 tbs flour Streusel Topping: 2 tbs butter 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup flour 1 tsp cinnamon Directions Preheat oven to 375F. Cream butter and sugar. I know a lot of...
Oct 9th
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Fail-Safe (mostly) Recipes
hummingbrdheart: Cream Cheese Pound Cake THE Chocolate Cake Pumpkin Bread Vegan Pumpkin Bread with Walnuts Blueberry Crumb Bars Blueberry Cupcakes (the cupcake part, anyway) Glazed Lemon Pound Cake Lemon Bars Graham Cupcakes with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting Super-Fudgy Cheesecake Brownies
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September 2011
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Pie Crust Thoughts
haguenite asked:  OH PLEASE SHARE YOUR CRUST RECIPE? American pie crust intimidates me but I bought a pie pan yesterday because I want to try making pumpkin pie and yes… please? I think it started as this Paula Deen recipe and had some tweaking. It’s been a long time since I made it, though, so I’ll have to dig through my stuff and see if I actually made notes on the recipe card or just messed...
Sep 25th
Just a note:
I often post recipes here that have been floating around my dash without reblogging them. Pretty much everything I post here shows up because I found it from someone else on my dash. The reason I don’t directly reblog is because I use a particular format with the things I post here. I’m not looking for just a collection of links and pictures; I want the whole recipe. So if...
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Spicy Garlic Ranch Sauce
(I created this as a dip for Origami Pirate’s fried pickles, but we also use it for other things. It’s pretty flexible; I don’t actually measure the ingredients at all) 3/4 cup buffalo sauce 1/3 cup vegetable oil  1 teaspoon granulated sugar  1 teaspoon garlic powder  1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper  1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce  3/4...
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August 2011
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July 2011
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Blueberry Crumb Bars
  (via SmittenKitchen, recommended by hummingbrdheart) 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup cold unsalted butter (2 sticks or 8 ounces) 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon salt Zest and juice of one lemon 4 cups fresh blueberries 1/2 cup white sugar 4 teaspoons cornstarch 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9×13 inch pan. 2. In a medium...
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