How To Cook Like Your Grandmother
A Guide to Cooking with Real Food the Way Your Grandma Used to
I wanted to do twice baked potatoes for a cookout, but I wasn't in the mood for cheese. So I thought I'd do the same preparation, but using the ingredients I'd normally put on a baked potato. I wasn't sure how successful it would be, but everyone said it was better than the normal cheesy kind. … [Read more...]
Back around the turn of the last century, the Tatin sisters in Paris invented an upside-down apple pie for their pastry shop. It must have been a success, since people are still making it over a hundred years later. If you like apple pie, except for the way the filling tends to run out when it's hot, you'll love this. The filling is almost entirely apple, and it holds it's shape really well when serving. … [Read more...]
Pie crusts aren't all that hard to make, but they can be a bit time consuming. So if you're already busy with a big meal, it's tempting to just get a pre-made crust and add some filling. With this trick, you can easily do the crust a day or more ahead of time. You'll save lots of time on cleanup, too. … [Read more...]
Quesadillas are one of my favorite ways to use up leftovers. They're basically an unwrapped wrap. Get the same tortillas you'd use for a wrap, add some meat, veggies and cheese, and toast for a couple of minutes. … [Read more...]
Unless you're really good friends with them, you probably wouldn't serve franks and beans to dinner guests.[1] And unless you're hosting a party for kids, your wife may not let you make tuna puffs or BP&J. But some things, no matter how much you love it, you have to admit to yourself that it just doesn't look good enough to serve to anyone else. I'd like to believe this salad doesn't fall into that last category, but looking at the pictures I've got to say I'd be a little suspicious of it … [Read more...]
