Category Archives: recipes My friend Cathy just returned from Egypt, and brought me some Egyptian curry powder so that meant curry dinner. I’m not sure what makes Egyptian curry different from other curries, though I do know that curry is not a spice, but an amalgam of spices mixed together, and really refers to the dish itself; meat (or not) and […]  I made brownies this weekend and they were everything a brownie should be. When I was in high school I brought my lunch every day, but once in a while I’d buy a brownie. Those lunchroom brownies were packaged, but they were delicious. We never had sweets at home, dessert was for birthdays and holidays, […]  The other day I read a piece about the near death of the Bundt pan, the Bundt Cake wasn’t popular and Nordic Ware was going to stop producing the pans which they had introduced and trademarked in 1950s. The in 1966 the runner up in the Pillsbury Bake Off made the now famous Tunnel of Fudge Cake and Nordic […]  Sometimes I don’t plan and I just throw dinner together from what’s lying around the house. (I had to think about that; the whole laying/lying thing gets me every time.) I pride myself on being able to whip a meal up from whatever is available, but honestly some of those impromptu meals have been disappointing. Other […]  Bacon continues to dominate the world, and though I am still a fan, though I have found a replacement and pecans are my new bacon. I seem to be adding them to everything, and everything I add them to is better for it. Toasted pecans (and you must toast them) add flavor, texture and depth to foods. They’re […] |
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