Mom’s Gingerbread (for Gingerbread Houses)
Tasty, and still sturdy enough to make gingerbread houses that will stand up to days of display and curious children’s fingers Continue reading Mom’s Gingerbread (for Gingerbread Houses)
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Laura’s Gingerbread Cookies
Best. Gingerbread men. Ever. Continue reading Laura’s Gingerbread Cookies
a gratuitous lecture about how to make great cookies
Good cookies don’t bake themselves. Here are some basic tips and tricks we’ve learned over the years Continue reading a gratuitous lecture about how to make great cookies
Cream Fudge
When Ania made this recipe for the first time, we threw away our old beloved family fudge recipe. This is just the best we’ve ever eaten. Continue reading Cream Fudge
Holiday Treats
Holiday recipes are on their way
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Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls
Our holiday menu was inflexible: on Christmas Eve, beef vegetable soup to give us some protection against the effects of the next day’s treats, and on Christmas morning, before we were allowed to set foot in the room with the tree and the presents and the stockings, a breakfast of orange juice, scrambled eggs, the tiny smoked sausages called “little smokies,” and these soft and fluffy cinnamon rolls Continue reading Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls
Breadmaking Tips and Tricks
We learned these the hard way. You don’t have to. Continue reading Breadmaking Tips and Tricks
Pumpkin Bread
Dazzling. If you serve it to friends or co-workers, they’ll ask for a copy of the recipe. Save time and hand out a copy of the recipe along with the bread. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, salt, baking soda, spices and sugar in large bowl. Add rest of ingredients one by one, mixing after each. Butter three loaf pans or one 9×13 pan, … Continue reading Pumpkin Bread
Potato Rolls
If they look familiar, that’s because everyone else in the world calls them Parker House rolls. We have served these at every Thanksgiving dinner in our family for more than 50 years … and there are never, ever enough no matter how many batches you make. The first time Carla made them on her own, she didn’t realize the yeast should be proofed; she just … Continue reading Potato Rolls
Mom’s Macaroni and Cheese
Every time we have served this to family or friends, the pan is scraped clean. It doesn’t matter how big the pan is; there are never any leftovers. The trick is not more melted cheese – it’s making it with a creamy mornay sauce (plain old béchamel with cheese added). At this moment, you are probably wondering why there is blue cheese among the ingredients. … Continue reading Mom’s Macaroni and Cheese
Around Our Table 