Monthly Archives: January 2009

pie dough surprise

pie dough surprise

I figure everyone makes this special treat with leftover pie dough. Am I right? I grew up with this little treat. When we were on our snowy, cabin-in-the-woods vacation, I brought two frozen pie crusts. One I used to make quiche; but we were low on eggs so… [more]

American Cuisine

American Cuisine

I have done it before, but it has been many years: taken too many credits for a given quarter. It will be a full Winter Quarter but I am jazzed. And one of my classes is called American Cuisine. This class is meant to give an upcoming chef… [more]

secret lasagna recipe

It is sooooooooo good. And in all my years of blogging, I have kept this recipe secret. Because it IS so good, and some part of me buys into the idea of cooks keeping secrets. But since you may not be visiting my door step soon, I figure I… [more]

Aunt Vicki's Cheese Ball Appetizer

Aunt Vicki's Cheese Ball Appetizer
If you know Aunt Vicki—or are my extended family— then you know exactly what cheese ball I am talking about. We grew up with this appetizer at holiday after holiday party. Christmas primarily. It was its own icon; Aunt Vicki would show up looking splendid, out dressing us all (some… [more]

sledding in winter—and sipping summer

sledding in winter---and sipping summer
The holidays wouldn’t be the holidays without cocktails. And it had been awhile since I flirted with flavors and mixed up new concoctions. And to be fair, this one isn’t exactly new. Think of it as upgraded for the new year. We were fortunate enough to spend some time with… [more]

Sledding or Blogging? That is the question.

Sledding or Blogging? That is the question.
You would think I fell off the planet, after my final and come Christmas… and now New Years. I didn’t. But the snow fell in large sums. Unlike we have seen in a decade. And that meant staying an extra day, or two, at relatives. Then extra guests, last… [more]