29-SEP-2004
Banana Pudding
I made this Banana Pudding, following a discussion on the Get Stuffed Branch of the Lonelyplanet.com Thorn Tree.
It's a 4-banana pudding, with the requisite vanilla wafers serving only as a foundation.
09-OCT-2004
Sausage and Mushroom pizza
The image color on the web is a little darker than in the original photo. The pot holders are well-used, so please forgive their less than pristine appearnce!
The pizza was baked on a non-stick, perforated pizza pan for about 25 minutes, in a 450º Far. oven.
30-OCT-2004
Panes De Los Muertos
Elaborated to commemorate El Día de los Muertos.
21-NOV-2004
New Kitchen Purchases
Linens N Things had a sale. Among the tempting items were the Rival Digital Timer Crock-Pot for #30, and a Sharp Carousel Microwave Oven for $50.
We decided that we didn't need the Microwave Oven at this point, but the Crock-Pot was a steal at the price. Discounter Sam's Club, down the street, had the same item at $39.76.
While browsing the LNT Store, I came across a "Martha Stewart", by Salter, 11-lb capacity chromed kitchen scale, but it lacked an ingredient receptacle. After a little gentle bargaining, we got a further 25% off. I knew that I could replace the missing receptacle with a stainless steel bowl from my kitchen shelves.
05-DEC-2004
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Got the recipe from the Weekend edition of The NY Times!
12-DEC-2004
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Panadería Mexicana nueva ha abierta en Little Rock, Arkansas. Se llama "La Victoria".
We visited this yesterday, Sunday, December 12, 2004. We had a nice chat with the baker-owner, Gustavo ?
The products were superior to those of othe local Mexican bakeries we've tried.
12-DEC-2004
Panes Dulces de La Victoria a Nuestra Mesa
Aquí se ve un surtido de panes dulces y postre de la Panadería "La Victoria".
They were quite tasty, especially accompanied with mugs of "Té de Siete Azahares" that we brewed.
< Making Boston Brown Bread >
This is an old recipe from New England, typically eaten with baked beans or spread with cream cheese. The breads are steamed in their cylindrical moulds for two hours in a kettle.
24-DEC-2004
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This is a vegetarian version of a Mexican Sopa de Frijoles Negros. It's garnished with totopos (fried tortilla strips), crema and cilantro sprigs. Despite the lack of meat or chicken stock, it's a very tasty soup. The recipe was adapted from the original in "Mexico - The Beautiful Cookbook", by Susana Palazuelos and Marilyn Tausend.
26-DEC-2004
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