Archive for September 2013
What are you baking these days? September 2013 edition!">What are you baking these days? September 2013 edition!
Hi and happy back-to-school month (I still like to wear a new outfit the day afyer Labo[u]r Day). Apples, pears, and prune plums aplenty at my farmer's market yesterday...as well as stunning peaches (I think maybe Elbertas, sizeable ones -- but they may have too much red on the...
Read moreHawaiian-Style Thanksgiving">Hawaiian-Style Thanksgiving
Must remember this and the Sweet Potato Banana Casserole idea. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWeight Watcher's Foodies -- The time to get serious edition -- September 2013">Weight Watcher's Foodies -- The time to get serious edition -- September 2013
My Weight Watcher's leader was complimenting our group last week saying that she gave major props to all the people who kept coming -- and losing -- through the temptations of summer. She promised that next week, there would be hoards lining up, whining unhappily about the weight they'd...
Read moreWhats for dinner 241: Laboring for Labor Day [through Sept. 1, 2013]">Whats for dinner 241: Laboring for Labor Day [through Sept. 1, 2013]
Good thing that we had BLT's for dinner, then. I'd hate to miss celebrating a holiday for BACON. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreQuick-cook steel cut oats vs. old-fashioned oats?">Quick-cook steel cut oats vs. old-fashioned oats?
I would like to try a granola bar recipe which calls for "old-fashioned oats". However, I have TJ's quick-cook steel cut oats. Can I use what I have (ie. the steel-cut, quick-cook)? If so, do I need to adjust the amount, time baked,etc? Thanks for any help Also, if anyone has a granola...
Read moreWhat's for Dinner #242 -- The end of summer edition">What's for Dinner #242 -- The end of summer edition
I don't know about anyone else, but I always think of September as the new year. It must be a holdover from school days, when things always began anew in September. Though the light has begun to change here, the farmer's markets still say summer with overflowing bins of vegetables...
Read moreSeptember 2013 Cookbook of the Month, SMOKE AND PICKLES: Lambs & Whistles, Cows & Clover and Pigs & Abattoirs">September 2013 Cookbook of the Month, SMOKE AND PICKLES: Lambs & Whistles, Cows & Clover and Pigs & Abattoirs
I'll get the month started with a report on the braised brisket with peach-bourbon glaze. Not sure of the page number - I don't have the book in front of me, and I actually used the version he published in Bon Appetit anyway (it's basically the same recipe as the...
Read moreHealthy (nut-free) Muffins for Kids">Healthy (nut-free) Muffins for Kids
Wondering how all of this worked for you (and your daughter of course), idealist... ~TDQ Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHow The Low-Wage Recovery Is Fueling Fast Food Strikes">How The Low-Wage Recovery Is Fueling Fast Food Strikes
NEW YORK -- American fast-food workers often earn about $7.25 an hour to make the $3 chicken sandwiches and 99-cent tacos that generate billions of do...
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Boy Wins Prize For Adult-Sized Cabbage, Despite Harsh Growing Season">Boy Wins Prize For Adult-Sized Cabbage, Despite Harsh Growing Season
By Yereth Rosen PALMER, Alaska (Reuters) - A 10-year-old boy has won Alaska's annual giant cabbage contest, submitting a 92.3-pound (41... ... Read more