Biscuits and American Cookies

All week Celia Sacks has been taunting me with lovely copies of cookbooks by Ambrose Heath.  Some I do have and, alas, some I don't.   It seems only fitting and proper that we feature our newest Ambrose Heath.  As you know, The Home Entertaining Series is...

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CHRISTMAS COOKIES

I am a "list maker" and one of the lists I thoroughly enjoy making is my holiday baking list. From October through early December, I pour over my old tried and true recipes then surf the web for new recipes I want to try. I make a ton of cookies for Christmas, so I'm...

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Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey

 If I see one more rail-thin chef with a radish tattooed on his ass and FOOD tattooed across his knuckles going after a piece of kindling with a pair of tweezers and removing a splinter of said kindling and setting on top of a dime-sized dollop of pond scum foam sitting...

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FRUIT CRUMB BARS

This is one of those wonderfully versatile recipes that is just as good with apple filling, as it is with cherry filling, or blueberry; whatever your family likes the best.The crumb crust/topping goes together in just a couple minutes with the food processor and if you...

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Not A Cookbook -- The Ethicurean Videos

As you know, we have been raving about The Ethicurean Cookbook, our very favorite for this year.  Recently, they posted a video about the cookbook on YouTube.  They have a couple of other videos, too, so we thought we might just share them and encourage you (because...

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Warning to Fellow Bloggers

  A sweet blogging friend recently emailed me and said that she saw one of my recipe photos posted on another persons recipe blog. It was disturbing, but it wasn't the first (and probably not the last) time this has happened to me, so I tried not to over react. But...

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Great Baking Begins With White Lily Flour

About 10 years ago, I was heading back to DC from Alabama and I got stopped for speeding.  This would not be that unusual.  There would, however, be one thing to take into consideration.  I never came back from Alabama without a food-laden car.  It was as...

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Play With Your Pumpkins

It is fall, even thought it might be 75 degrees out there!  But we feel we should be getting that "Fall" feeling rolling so her is a playful reminder.  Do you remember when carving a pumpkin was a simple task?  Now, one needs a dose of Michelangelo to pull off...

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FIVE STAR CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OK, I admit I have posted a lot of pudding recipes, but then again, I have tried many, many more pudding recipes than I have posted, so I've tried to hold back and post only the best ones...........Oh who am I kidding, WE LOVE PUDDING!!With that said, today's chocolate pudding...

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Mange Tout

 Yeah, yeah, yeah, another French bistro cookbook; a squab here some asparagus there, been there done that.  Yes, Virginia, we are the repository of dozens of said cookbooks, but Mange Tout, is not one of them.  It is bistro cooking and there is really a twist. ...

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PECAN SANDIE COOKIES

I think of my dear sweet mother every time I make these pecan sandie's, they were her favorite kind of cookie; I think Keebler made them if I remember correctly. This cookie is buttery, sweet, tender and  they melt in your mouth (and there are NO EGGS). The...

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OVEN BARBECUED CHICKEN

I made this for the first time a couple of weeks ago and it was an instant hit with Picky-Picky husband. As a matter of fact, he gave it a thumbs up three times before the dinner dishes were done (that is almost unheard of).Basted with a maple flavored barbecue sauce; this...

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Love and Dishes

 Sometimes restaurateurs are raconteurs.  A lot of the time.  This is true of Niccolo de Quattrociocchi.  The story goes, Nicky won $16,000 in Monte Carlo.  With that money he set sail for America, buying a stake in a restaurant, El Borracho.El Borracho,...

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HALLOWEEN Q-TIPS

This is more of an idea than a recipe, but it is SO CUTE and super quick and easy. Even the youngest "cooks" in your house can do this one easily and what a fun idea to have a bowl of these at your next "spooky" Halloween party.All you need is some white lollipop sticks,...

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