This is Marie, sharing my own recipe for banana bread, arrived at over years of fiddling and originally derived from (I think) something in the Joy of Cooking. I really like banana bread, but only if it is moist and dense and richly banana-flavored. I made quite a few loaves that looked and tasted like bricks, using various recipes that people swore were great, before deciding to mess around with the recipe until it was actually right. One thing I discovered is that the texture I wanted really required Crisco, not butter. Another was that many recipes call for far too many bananas. Lastly was that salt is actually required, as it keeps the batter from getting too dry. So the commentary on bread that comes below the recipe is mostly what I learned while teaching myself how to bake. So if it’s written on a beginner level, that’s why – I developed this as a beginning baker. Continue reading “Banana Bread”
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Mustard Chicken
This is Marie, contributing an article about a recipe I tried for Mustard Chicken. Here’s the original recipe that Grant found for me. This one didn’t turn out perfect, but it was intriguing enough to require a return for more experimentation. I want to tweak this a bit and make it work better. Continue reading “Mustard Chicken”
Apricot chicken
This is Marie, contributing an article about a recipe I tried for Apricot Chicken. Grant found this recipe at Yoghurt & Muesli. I had a little difficulty finding apricots in juice rather than in syrup. You might want to check first whether you can find any before planning to use this recipe, or just wait until the season comes back so you don’t have to take out a second mortgage to use fresh ones. Continue reading “Apricot chicken”
Chicken and Pepper Carbonara
This is Marie, sharing a recipe that I concocted because I couldn’t do what had been planned for the evening. Faced with the challenge of nevertheless making something that we hadn’t had before without being able to use the planned recipe for which the ingredients had been purchased, I poked around in my books and found something that, while all the ingredients for it were not actually present, I could still substitute and hope for the best. I chose baked spaghetti carbonara, and changed half of the ingredients. Continue reading “Chicken and Pepper Carbonara”
Slutty Brownies
Today, we have another terrific little baking idea for you to try. It’s an incredibly quick and easy little project that results in some really delicious desserts. Caroline in the City offered the recipe last month, following the work by another blogger, The Londoner. Continue reading “Slutty Brownies”
Sesame “Bad Luck” Chicken
This is Marie, contributing an article about a meal I made that was surrounded by so much drama that the food had to be pretty memorable to be recalled at all! Continue reading “Sesame “Bad Luck” Chicken”
Julia Child’s Favorite Angel Hair Pomodoro
This is Marie, contributing an article about a recipe we got from Steve DiFillippo’s new memoir, It’s All About the Guest. Steve is the founder of Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse, a restaurant chain that we really enjoy. Grant has already posted a review of the book this week at The Hipster Dad’s Bookshelf, and today we’re featuring a recipe from it. Synergy! Continue reading “Julia Child’s Favorite Angel Hair Pomodoro”
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