Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
Mashed potato holidays are the best.* In their honor, here’s a giant never-fail mashed potato recipe that, true to the name, can be kept in the fridge and re-heated. It’s perfect for a make-ahead situation … or if you just love mashed potatoes. Refrigerator Mashed Potatoes 5 pounds potatoes 6 oz. cream cheese 1 cup… Continue reading Mashed potato holidays
I’m cleaning out the kitchen cupboards again, which this time has resulted in cornbread. I love cornbread, usually with a little fresh honey. I’ve had a box of mix for some time, mostly because I rarely have eggs and milk on hand at the same time. (It’s the milk — I almost never have milk.)… Continue reading The cornbread experiment
My friend Gabe wrote a short review of the meatloaf at SideBar — a restaurant and bar just down the street from where I live. I love meatloaf. But not restaurant meatloaf. It’s the ketchup. When I was in the second grade, my mother had to go to the hospital for surgery. She was there… Continue reading Hold the ketchup
I decided to clear out part of a kitchen cabinet, and ended up with teal fudge. I had half a bag of chocolate chips, 5 cubes of almond bark, a little mint extract and a can of just-expired condensed milk. Perfect! I kind of started with a recipe. It called for two cups of chocolate… Continue reading How to make teal fudge
There are some Thanksgiving-related traditions that I just don’t understand. The main one: Putting food inside the turkey to cook it. Turducken? Why? Turbaconducken? Why? Even in-the-bird stuffing — why? (I’m one of those people who doesn’t really like her food to touch on her plate, either.) Other Thanksgiving traditions I do not like: Bickering… Continue reading 2 tablespoons floor