I’m a pretty good cook, and I can bake a decent loaf of bread, but when it comes to fancy-assed cookies and cakes and pastries, I’m pretty much lost. I’m sure this is in part because I prefer to make it up as I go… Read More
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Pierogi Day
I don’t make pierogi very often, because I’m slow and clumsy at making them, but I love eating them, and today I made up a batch for dinner on Christmas Day. The handy thing about pierogi is they freeze tremendously well. I place them on… Read More
Bread
After reading Sourdough by Robin Sloan, I felt compelled to bake some bread. I don’t have a sourdough monster going right now – I plan to start one in January after our vacation. However, I’m not against bread made with commercial yeast, and sometimes you… Read More
Sweet Potato Biscuits
I subscribe to Food Wishes on the YouTube, and Chef John just did a video for sweet potato biscuits. It happens that I’m mad for sweet potato biscuits. I had to make some. They are seriously good.
Soup Day
Tuffy P and Suzanne G have crossed the border at Buffalo after viewing loads of art all around NY State during the past few days. I promised dinner upon their return and I have soup simmering on the stove. Today I made one of our… Read More
Improvised roasted butternut squash scones
I don’t know if roasted squash scones are a thing, but I had a butternut squash in the kitchen and any day is a good day for scones, so I whipped some up. I cut up the squash and tossed the pieces with salt, pepper,… Read More
The Comfort Food Diner: Roasted Green Tomatoes
On the weekend, I picked the remaining tomatoes from the 5 plants we have growing in containers up front. There are quite a few of them. All the plants decided to generate plenty more fruit last month. Most of these tomatoes are unripe, but I’m… Read More
Blueberry scones
There are more blueberries in these scones than there should be. I used some blueberries I had frozen and if I followed the recipe it left me with about half a cup of berries in the bag, so I used them all. The result… Read More
Tonight at the Comfort Food Diner: split pea soup with home-made bread
I was planning to make split pea soup for tonight’s dinner. It’s almost autumn and it’s been a while since I made one of my weekly soups. At some point this morning it occurred to me that I really ought to make some bread to… Read More
Chicken and Shrimp
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