How To Cook Like Your Grandmother
A Guide to Cooking with Real Food the Way Your Grandma Used to
This wasn't supposed to be a full-length post. I was just going to re-do Mom Gorman's Hot Rolls that Barb did back in October, but using whole wheat instead of white flour. But apparently I've got a bad case of what a former editor called "shutter diarrhea". I just kept shooting pictures. Along the way, and in a bit of research afterwards, I learned quite a bit about baking with whole wheat. And now I have something to try for next time. … [Read more...]
Maybe you don't want to actually go outside, but there's no reason you can't still eat like it's mid-summer. … [Read more...]
I don't know what I was thinking. I asked my older daughter what she wanted for dinner. "Steak! Duh." Mmm-kay. Well, we've done grilled, pan-fried, standing rib, prime rib. How many more ways are there to do steak? Ooh, kabobs. But it's January. And the weather totally sucks. I guess I'll have to do them under the broiler. What, you didn't know that anything you can do on a grill you can do under the broiler? Well now you know. … [Read more...]
I had broccoli salad for the first time about eight or nine years ago when I went to a family gathering with my wife. It was surprisingly good. Unfortunately, everyone I asked for a recipe told me what kind of bottled salad dressing they use. I guess they don't understand the whole "from scratch" thing for what I put on the blog. So after an hour or so of research I finally found a good one that I could do. And it included a fantastic tip that makes this the best version I've had. … [Read more...]
This is a more common version of twice baked potatoes than the sour cream and chive ones that I did before. And I only have two things to say about them: Too much cheese ... too much bacon. (By the way, that's not a warning. It's a recommendation.) … [Read more...]
