March
2007 |
I haven’t felt much like baking
or experimenting in the kitchen for several weeks, but now
I’ve gotten “the bug” again and find that
I want to try some wonderful recipes... continued |
February
2007 |
I wanted to bake more cakes,
from the quick recipes using cake mixes to the more involved ones – it
didn’t matter. Baking Bundt cakes became, well, I guess you could say an
addiction.... continued |
January
2007 |
I have an addiction, and it is not a healthy one...
I think you all might enjoy this series, and if you get hooked on it, remember,
it’s good clean fun...
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December
2006 |
Why should
we have to wait for New Year’s Day to have pork? We will just have to
see who runs the kitchen...
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November
2006 |
As always,
food brings
us together, and creates a form of bonding...
continued |
October
2006 |
I have a small confession to make:
I love the side dishes more than I do the entrees ...
continued
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September
2006 |
We dined on
peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwiches that had been wrapped in foil and then ...
continued
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July
2006 |
I started to write this column by saying "when our children were younger"...
continued
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July
2006 |
TNT (tried & true) Bread Recipes You only love me because of my baking capabilities... continued
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June
2006 |
Peaches...fragrant, juicy, wonderful. ... continued
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May
2006 |
A major lifestyle change. Since my hospital stay, and the good and not-so-good... continued
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April
2006 |
Why eat oysters? Well, okay, they are an "acquired" taste, but more than that ... continued
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March
2006 |
Cole slaw, honey. It's all about Cole slaw... continued
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February
2006 |
Pierogis, pirogen, pelmeny, arenike, ravioli are ... continued
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January
2006 |
Go Steelers go! Make Pittsburgh Proud! Black and Gold Recipes from our... continued
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December
2005 |
About Choux Pastry: If the Choux fits... continued
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November
2005 |
When talking about our family, I usually tell people that... continued
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October
2005 |
I decided to put together a DREAM MEAL, perhaps one with more than ... continued
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September
2005 |
The Top 50 Foods everyone should try a bite of in their lifetime ... continued
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August
2005 |
Forget about Group Therapy, Counseling and Psychotherapy ...
Go Food Shopping!
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July
2005 |
Have you ladies considered chicken? Why, no, I was thinking more along the lines of having a Chippendale ...
continued
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June
2005 |
Coffee? Coffee! Once upon a time, I was content with store-bought coffee, pre-ground, and canned. But then ...
continued
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May
2005 |
Americans are not alone in their love of
French Fries. People in Canada eat a dish called Poutine, which ...
continued
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April
2005 |
About American, English, French, German, Dijon or other mustards ...
continued
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March
2005 |
Regional Cooking You use what is available to you, or in your garden, and ...
continued
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February
2005 |
Mixed Emotions: seeing your mother-in-law drive over a cliff in your brand new ...
continued
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January
2005 |
The Secret's in the Sauce There are very few culinary mishaps that cannot be repaired or ...
continued
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December
2004 |
Christmas Day will soon be over officially, but the state of the Christmas Heart is not, and need not be ... continued
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November
2004 |
Culinary Infused Mysteries: Cereal Killer, Prime Cut, Killer Pancakes ...
continued
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October
2004 |
A Tribute to the Friendship and Recipes of Jody ...
continued
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September
2004 |
MUFFIN University. The Do's and the Don'ts. Countless Variations ...continued
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August
2004 |
Baking! He kissed my neck, hugged me and reached for another muffin. Yes, ladies, the way to a ... continued
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July
2004 |
Summertime Tomatoes! Only two things money can't buy That's true love and homegrown tomatoes. I wonder if ... continued
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June
2004 |
Cherry Recipes! Pies, cobblers, tarts, snacks, sauces, soups, dried, canned,
frozen, fresh. There is more ... continued
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May
2004 |
Let's Stalk About Rhubarb! Pie, Cake, Bars, Muffins, Cobbler, Crumble... continued
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April
2004 |
Let's find a Diet that works quickly! Healthy Salads for Lunch and Dinner. With the Bathing Suit season... continued
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March
2004 |
Ripe Strawberries ripe.. Oh, the 101 agonizing joys of having to choose what to do with your strawberries...continued
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February
2004
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Cynthia's Yearly Sermon on Love with Truffles, Truffles and more Truffles. Nobody ever said loving was easy or pain-free ... continued
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January
2004
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Soups, Stews! Right about now, I would like to be on a desert island -- make that a WARM desert island. Cold weather also brings back some wonderful memories...continued
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December
2003
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Tassies! If you do not know what tassies are, you are missing something wonderful! You just cannot believe how marvelous they are...continued
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November
2003
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Pie Recipes: For those of you who have been looking for a great piecrust, I'll share it in this column's...continued
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October
2003
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I do love pumpkin. Pumpkin pies, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cakes, cookies, breakfast rolls -- you name it. It just seems right at this time of year, to...continued
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September
2003
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Pork Chops! I get tired of cooking fish and chicken, chicken and fish and the occasional roast beef...continued
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August
2003
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Is there anyone who really, truly does not like Chocolate? Male or female, chocolate soothes the savage beast in... continued
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July
2003
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A Romantic Picnic A chance to work on a relationship without interruption. No children, no worries, no ants... continued
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June
2003
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Oh how those women could cook! If you have ever seen The YaYa Sisterhood, you will have a little bit of insight into my Momma's family ... continued
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May
2003
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Although I baked several types of cookies, the biggest favorite was biscotti. I made so many varieties that I lost track! My own favorite is ... continued
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April
2003
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Artichokes! Merrill and I sat at the table, with a pile of napkins, the artichokes and butter - and read how to eat them from the book ... continued
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March
2003
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Cabin Fever CURED!
At first, it's just little things, like counting the tiny tropical fish on the wallpaper in the bathroom ... continued
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February
2003
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About Valentine's Day Brunch & Intimate Diplomacy. He leans in and kisses her for the first time ... continued
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January
2003
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Camp Cynthia! I have a way that peace might come about! Get all the world leaders and sit them down at a table ... continued
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December
2002
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Mysterious packages appear in plain view.. But I am here to tell you that it can be done ... continued
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November
2002
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Getting Ready for the Holiday Fruitcakes? Oh, c'mon...one must be joking, right? Fruitcakes make ideal gifts because the Postal Service has been unable to find a way ... continued
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October
2002
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Apples, apples everywhere...
I make apple salads, cookies, muffins, pies, cakes, main dishes and more with apples. The only problem ... continued
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September
2002
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Canning and Preserving the Harvest
Jams and jellies, pickles and relishes, vegetables and fruits...things like this nourish not only our bodies, but our souls ... continued
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August
2002
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More Summertime-Good Old Summertime??? I love ice cream. I love sherbet, sorbet, gelato. I love cones, sundaes ... continued
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July
2002
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The Origin of Pizza? Great Pizza Recipes and an astonishing U.F.O. theory ... continued
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June
2002
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Keeping One's Cool "By by 11am I was sweltering... ". Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Summer Drinks ... continued
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May
2002
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The Perfect Chocolate Soufflé "Oh, but I bet everything you make turns out beautifully". Not really ... continued
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March
2002
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Bread Baking & Biscuits so light you cry with joy Tried and True Baking Recipes ... continued
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February
2002
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All I Ever Learned.. Cynthia shares her Wisdom. (Among many others: Never play poker with a guy named Doc; Never eat at a place called "Mom's") ... continued
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December
2001
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I have never met a cookie I did not like Every time I think about writing about cookies, for some reason, I hear the Cookie Monster..." continued
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November
2001
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We ate two Thanksgiving dinners and two Christmas dinners for a very long time ... continued
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October
2001
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His Mongolian Beef makes you cry - I love progress as much as the next person. Well, I guess it would depend on who the next ... continued
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September
2001
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After school feeding frenzy We have five children, and the youngest ... continued
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August
2001
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Going To Carolina In My Mind
The first time I heard James Taylor sing "Going to Carolina in My Mind", I cried ...
continued
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July
2001
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Spotlight on Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh's contribution to the culinary world along with some of the regions' favorite recipes ... continued
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June
2001
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Take Cover! Potato Salad Wars!
Your beef stew is just that - yours. How about your potato salad? ... continued
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May
2001
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I am about to irrevocably "date" myself... Elizabeth's Million Dollar Cookies | Nell's Meringues (Forgotten Cookies) ... continued
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April
2001
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May you have a blessed Easter or Passover, or just a happy Spring Mary Capp Bowan's Paska | Mrs. Crookham's Fruit-Nut Easter Eggs | Nell Bacon Mitchell's Easter Jell-O | Mary Bowan's Sugar Cookies | Mammy Mitchell's English Toffee Sticks ... continued
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March
2001
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March is always such a strange month... Holly's Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies (soft ones!) This is THE ultimate and best oatmeal cookie ever. Mary Capp Bowan's Soup | Bowan's Swiss Steak | Graham Kerr's Chicken Eden Young's Barbecue Sauce | Danish Apple Squares | Lime Sour Cream Pie ... continued
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February
2001
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All You Need is Love Chocolate Truffle Cake - Pavlova Uhura - Red Rose Cake - Crepes Ambrosia with Strawberries and Ice Cream ... continued
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January
2001
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Urban Legends of the Food Kind Country Club $250 Broccoli Casserole, - The Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie, - Hundred Dollar Chocolate Cake ... continued
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December
2000
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Is there a Santa Claus?
Bowan's Christmas Punch | Grandma Bowan's Sugar Cookies | Cranberry Cookies | Bethany's Christmas Gum Drop Cookies | Original Cyn's Golden Fruitcake ... continued
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