One of my favorite things about the Christmas season is making offerings from kitchen and heart for friends and family. A consistent favorite among recipients not just for gifts but also gatherings is my cashew bark, a confection of chocolate, salty nuts, butter, and sugar. Heat transforms the butter and sugar into a crisp toffee. [...]
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Chocolate Cashew Bark: sweet, slightly salty, decadent toffee
Posted in almonds, baking, butter, chocolate, Christmas, Christmas food, dessert, Food, ice cream, nuts, recipes, sweet things, vegetarian, tagged baking, dessert, Food, holiday, holidays, recipes on December 12, 2010 | 8 Comments »
My favorite jelly: a teaser
Posted in chile, Christmas, Christmas food, Cooking And Baking, cranberries, Food, frugal living, fruit, gardening, organic food, organic gardening, peppers, peppers, preserving the harvest, recipes, red pepper, red peter pepper, sweet things, tagged Food, recipes on October 11, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Like a brilliant jewel, pepper jelly made with red chiles and cranberry juice tantalizes for fall feasts and Christmas presents. I’ll post the full recipe in a couple of days. It’s incredibly easy and oh-so-delicious with cream cheese and crackers, on cornbread, or even as a sweet-sour-and-hot drizzle sauce for chicken, fish, or [...]
Turkey and Dressing Croquettes: more leftover solutions
Posted in cast iron, celery, Christmas, Christmas food, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, farmer's market, Food, frugal living, locavore, organic food, Southern food, turkey, Uncategorized, whole grains, tagged celery, Christmas, cornbread dressing, Food, leftovers, stuffing, Thanksgiving, turkey on January 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Okay, so I had two servings of turkey breast left, some Southern cornbread dressing, and some other odds and ends I didn’t mind parting with for this meal. After thinking about eating plain turkey again, I decided that turkey croquettes were the best solution. Croquettes combine cooked flesh (turkey, chicken, salmon, tuna) with bread of [...]
Merry Christmas!
Posted in Christmas, Christmas food, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, economy, Food, frugal living, tagged Christmas, Food, holiday on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We are visiting family outside the Ozarks tonight, but we are getting snow here and expect to find snow at home too. A white Christmas is always a beautiful gift! I want to wish all of my readers a merry Christmas. Thank you for visiting the blog! If you, like so many Americans, are suffering [...]
