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Christmas Gift # 14: Ginger Snaps
Many years ago, we were in Ft. Scott, Kansas during the holidays. The local historical society was sponsoring a holiday tour of historic homes and the ladies of the society were baking these cookies...
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Makin’ jam with mom and bakin’ away the rain
Mom was here at the tail end of my Spring Break last week. She was making one of her twice-yearly tours of Oklahoma, visiting family and friends. She was looking forward to some nice Oklahoma...
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And then there were nectarines: Red Nectarine and Candied Ginger Jam
Forgive me, but I have to throw a few nectarines into Peach-palooza. I had already purchased a few nectarines for eating from our farmers market. They were delicious. This prompted me to buy eight...
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Cranberry Ginger Whole Wheat Quick Bread
I had grandiose ideas. Yes, I had done the The Twelve Days of Christmas for 2010 and I had done fourteen Christmas gift posts last year. This year promised to bring posts on “Gifts from the Kitchen...
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Maldivian Body Scrub
Remember the old Calgon commercials? “Calgon—take me away.” Yes, a relaxing soak would be nice right about now, but this is what I have in mind regarding “being taken away.” A luxury villa at Laamu...
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Ginger Butter Tea Cookies
I found this recipe quite a while back on Culinate. The editors state: A very elegant and simple cookie, this is the perfect choice to accompany that cup of fragrant tea. Spiced with ginger and...
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Mulling Spices
What smells like Christmas to me? That’s easy…cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. What tastes like the holidays to me? That’s easy…something warm, spicy and mulled. These mulling spice mixes are easy to...
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Ginger-Almond Brownies
Right before Christmas we had an ice storm hit. It was a frosty world. Luckily, nothing stuck to the roads but trees and power lines were coated with at least 1/2 inch of ice. Icy pergola. Indeed it...
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Smoothies Round Up
To refresh, since January 1, we have been trying to have smoothies “mostly” for dinner. We eat either a granola bar or granola with milk or yogurt for breakfast, salads for lunch and a hearty (pun...
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Ginger-Peach Jam (Freezer Version and Traditional)
I must praise the book my mom got me for an uber early birthday: The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. For more information and praises on this book, click here for an earlier post. Since work...
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Pomegranate-Ginger Vinaigrette for #FreshTastyValentines
Welcome to another fabulous event hosted by Culinary Adventures with Camilla. I have been involved in a number of events that Camilla has organized, including #HotSummerEats, #TripleSBites, and...
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Apple Cranberry Chutney
My sister is a great gift giver and she knows me well. I am lucky that during her travels she seeks out some culinary gifts for me. When she visited San Francisco, she bought me The San Francisco...
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Mango Lime Jam with Ginger
I was actually inspired to make this preserve from a dessert menu from Torero Bar & Kitchen, a new restaurant in Tulsa. Although we sampled all their desserts BUT their Sweet Corn Pudding with...
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Red Rice Salad (Loaded with Veggies)
I almost posted this recipe on my recent Blogging for Books post over Cooking for Picasso simply because my inspiration came from a Dorie Greenspan recipe. (If I’ve lost you, there are lots of great...
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Sichuan Cucumber and Noodle Salad for April/May Cook the Books
I really think of myself as a non-adventurous eater. I do try to broaden my horizons and if I think back to my childhood when we ate nose-to-tail before it was a thing (because we were raising our...
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Raw Butternut Squash Salad with Ginger & Raisins
I bragged during last month’s “In My Kitchen” about my beautiful squash plant and how it was loaded with lovely butternuts. Seriously, it wasn’t two days after that post that the entire vine...
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Portuguese Honey Bread for IHCC’s Bread Basket
November 19th – 25th: Bread Basket! Pass the Bread Basket because we LOVE bread at I Heart Cooking Clubs. Make any Ruth Reichl bread recipe and/or make any Ruth Reichl recipe with bread. I didn’t make...
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A holiday all-purpose spice mix and The Cooking Gene for Cook the Books
October/November’s Cook the Books selection is My Cooking Gene by Michael S. Twitty. Simona at briciole is hosting. You can read the announcement post here. Publisher’s Blurb… A culinary historian...
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Hawaiian Meal for Cook the Books
I can’t believe that it’s time to post for Cook the Books, the first for 2019. Deb at Kahakai Kitchen is hosting Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman. This was a quick read and the plot...
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Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Dressing
My sister and mom had to make a quick trip back recently. They spent one day with us and Sis was telling me about a new salad dressing she had recently made. Her favorite cookbook is Joy of Cooking...
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