Archive for September, 2009
Welcome back!Regular readers will have noticed by now that I’ve changed the theme from the old “Chameleon-10″ to the “ProSense” theme. I had a number of reasons for doing so, the most pressing was the fact that the former theme had one design flaw that I have never been able to figure out [...]
September 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Breakfast, Odds & Ends, Recipies, Snacks, Treats | Comments Off
Whisk 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of ground cardamom, and 1/4 teaspoon of fine salt in a bowl.
Put 1 cup of room temperature unsalted butter and 1 cup of confectioners’ sugar in a food processor and process until it’s smooth. Pulse in a large egg, a tablespoon of vanilla and a [...]
September 19th, 2009 | Posted in Christmas Cookies, Holiday, Recipies, Seasonal, Treats, baking | Comments Off
Door County is in the northeastern part of Wisconsin where one of the local traditions is the “Fish boil”. This tradition dates back over a hundred years. Most fish boil recipes are made with the Whitefish that’s native to the area. They’re caught commercially from many of the ports located in Door County.
The [...]
September 16th, 2009 | Posted in Main dishes, Recipies, fish, seafood | Comments Off
A little over a year ago I wrote a post in response to the question “Can you hard boil eggs in the microwave“. My answer at the time was essentially “Yes, if you have a microwave safe container to cook them in.”.
Since then that post has consistently ranked pretty high in searches and even [...]
September 14th, 2009 | Posted in Food fun, From The Cook, Kitchen Gadgets, Reviews, microwave, video | Comments Off
Here’s another one for the Christmas cookie collection. It’s not quite your ordinary chocolate chip cookie. This one includes unsweetened coconut which makes these Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies both crisp and crumbly.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees and then start by spreading the coconut on a large baking sheet and bakin it until it’s [...]
September 10th, 2009 | Posted in Christmas Cookies, Holiday, Recipies, Seasonal, Snacks, Treats, baking | Comments Off