Food, Travel, and Cooking!
An easy to make cake that is moist, light and full of the fall spices we all love so much! In my books, if it’s made with buttermilk then I’m sold! Makes A 9” Square Pan 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 cup tinned pumpkin or homemade puree (see below) ½ each vegetable […]
Oh yum…it’s pumpkin time again! These pancakes will definitely fit the bill on Thanksgiving morning! You can easily cut the recipe in half if you only want 8 pancakes. Makes Approximately 16 Pancakes 2 cups unbleached flour (you can use 1/2 cup wholewheat flour) 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. baking powder 1 […]
You’d hardly know it’s zucchini season if you looked in our kitchen! Joking! I have to admit there’s a whole lot of things being made using zucchini these days! And this moist, spicy, quick to make cake is one of them. It’s great with not only coffee but we’ve had it for breakfast too! It […]
Our blueberries are in season! You tell me…who doesn’t love blueberries…who doesn’t love a barbecue? This slightly spicy, slightly sweet barbecue sauce it’s delicious basted on ribs, pork chops or tenderloin, burgers, and chicken while they are cooking! Might work on salmon too! It will keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or […]
A “guest article” for Oracibo…..me? I sent an email to Phyllis extolling the wonders of the Internet for finding recipes and she suggested I write an article so here goes. Do you travel? My husband and I spent a couple of months each winter renting a casita (a two bedroom condo type place) on a […]
This curry powder is a Malaysian style one. The cuisine is a mixture of Indian, Chinese and Malay to name a few. I consider this to be my “house” curry powder when I am cooking Asian. Hope you enjoy the exotic taste as much as we do. It’s pretty darned good in curried butternut squash […]
An excellent, light dessert of pears poached in wine and spices. I love the juices! We get our pears from our farmer’s market in the fall when they are in season here. Cookies might be something nice to enjoy with the pears. Makes 4 Servings 4 Bosc pears, peeled & cored, seeds removed (a melon […]
If you are one of those getting into canning or getting back into canning, this is a great relish to make. As a teenager, I used to hang out my girlfriend’s house and spend time with her mom, a really good cook. I would copy out recipes of hers that I liked, then try and […]
I love to make this chutney in the fall and winter using new crop fruits. Nicely spiced and chock full of fruit and making the kitchen smell so wonderful while it’s simmering. It is really fabulous with Tourtiere, roast pork, lamb or roast turkey. It’s pretty darned good with a grilled ham and cheese sandwich […]
This is a spice mix I always keep on hand…it’s wonderfully aromatic! Makes approx. ¼ cup 1 Tbsp. Szechewan peppercorns (see note below) 8 star anise(see note below) 6 whole cloves 1 – 1 ½” piece cinnamon stick, crushed coarse 1 Tbsp. fennel seeds Equipment: electric spice or coffee grinder (used solely for grinding spices) […]