She said these cookies were “no damn good”
Posted: October 23, 2014 Filed under: Recipe | Tags: Baking and Confections, recipe, vintage cookbook 14 CommentsMy grandmother disliked this recipe so much she took a fountain pen and made sure she’d never make the same mistake twice.
I’ve always been amused by this one-and-only note in a cookbook I inherited from her. Is it really all THAT bad? I mean, this is a published cookbook and all…
St Lucia buns: much better late than never!
Posted: December 15, 2013 Filed under: Holidays, Home and Garden, Recipe, Vintage tablecloths | Tags: Baking and Confections, Christmas, Home and Garden, vintage tablecloth 1 CommentOnce upon a time, I was not a very good baker.
In fact, I used to think that my baking was a lot like lingerie—fine for home, but certainly not to be taken out in public.
I’m a better baker now. Partly because I finally have a decent oven that doesn’t try to self-immolate in a blaze of overheated glory. I’m no longer on an embarrassing first-name basis with the guys at the fire station. Read the rest of this entry »
Month of Makeovers Day 17: Thursday Hack Flashback with Crullers
Posted: October 17, 2013 Filed under: 31 Days, Hack Flashback, Recipe | Tags: Baking and Confections, Cooking, crullers, csoroge, csoroge recipe, Food processor, makeover, pastry cutter Comments Off on Month of Makeovers Day 17: Thursday Hack Flashback with Crullers“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without” was how the 99% lived during the Great Depression. That’s why my favorite cooking spoon was shaped from a scrap of stainless steel. My grandfather, who was fortunate to have work as a machinist for USSteel, cut it out, hammered it into shape and ground the edges smooth.
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