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Tag Archives: cooking
Tasty Tuesday: Turkey & Black Bean Chili
It’s time again for Tasty Tuesday. On Tuesdays I typically share a recipe, a cooking tip, or some combination of both. You can always find all the Tasty Tuesday posts by clicking on the words “Tasty Tuesday” in the menu … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Tasty Tuesday
Tagged Cook, cooking, Recipe, Tasty Tuesday, Turkey
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What’s your biggest kitchen disaster?
Cake disaster at King Arthur Test Kitchen We’ve been talking about kitchen mishaps, mostly of the messy variety, around here lately. At Casa 1Sentence, we started telling a few more cooking stories, of different types of kitchen mishaps. Um, … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Happiness Project, Kids, Random
Tagged Baking and Confections, Bread, cooking, Flour, Peanut butter
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Tasty Tuesday: Banana Cranberry Muffins
I abhor food waste, so I found a wonderful way to use up some of my extra cranberry sauce after Thanksgiving: Banana Cranberry Muffins. They were duly enjoyed by all. So, if you still have cranberry sauce leftover (like I do 
), or if you just want to plan early for next year, here’s the recipe.
And if you don’t have extra cranberry sauce, don’t worry. I’ve also included directions for how to make your own. It only takes about 15 minutes.
I hope you enjoy these muffins as much as we do! Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Recipes, Tasty Tuesday
Tagged Baking and Confections, cooking, Cranberry sauce, holidays, leftovers, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, using leftovers
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Tasty Tuesday: Homage to The Non-Consumer’s Burritos
Long ago, my friend Katy wrote about the wonders of homemade tortillas. They sounded so good, I thought I’d try it.
Are you wondering how they came out?
They were fantastic! Terrific. Wonderful. Delicious. So different from store-bought tortillas, and so much better. Everyone loved them. [...] Continue reading
Tasty Tuesday: Apple Challah
As I’ve mentioned before, September is Apple Month around here. So far, I’ve made two types of apple cake: New Apple Cake and Grandma’s Apple Cake. Today I’m sharing a recipe for Apple Challah. Challah, if you aren’t familiar with it, is a slightly sweet egg bread. The addition of apples to this recipe makes is extra-special. [...] Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Recipes, Tasty Tuesday
Tagged Apple Cake, Baking and Confections, Bread, cooking
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Tasty Tuesday: New Apple Cake
September is Apple Month around here. Apples become available around the very end of August, and we like to go apple picking at least once a year. Also, apples are part of the symbolism of Rosh HaShana (the Jewish holiday) which is normally in the early part of this month. (Jewish holidays are determined by the Jewish calendar, which is different from the regular calendar.) Anyway, the point is that we tend to use a lot of apples around here in September, and I’ll be sharing several apple recipes over the next few weeks.
I have two recipes for Apple Cake, both of which I love. They are quite different, actually, considering how similar the ingredients are. Next week I’ll share my grandmother’s Apple Cake, which is a slightly more European/Old School recipe. Today’s recipe is a bit sweeter, and the apples are cooked first which gives the cake a whole different type of taste. This one is called “New Apple Cake” just because the recipe is newer than my grandmother’s recipe. Both recipes are delicious, I promise.
Read on for the details of New Apple Cake … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Recipes, Tasty Tuesday
Tagged apples, cake, Cook, cooking, guests, Rosh HaShana
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Four kitchen items I never knew I wanted
I’ve been spending some time trying to clear out stuff from my house. The other day we went through all the spices, and (believe it or not) I actually threw some out. (Sorry I don’t have a “before” picture. I didn’t think of taking a photo until the process was already well underway.) I know I will not use coriander, or savory, or fennel. I’ve had those spices for many years and have never used them. It’s hard for me to throw away things that I think are “perfectly good.” But I’m tired of having so much Stuff, and I’ve decided that if it can’t be reasonably given away or sold, I would rather throw it out than keep it. It’s not that I want to fill up the landfill, but I also don’t want to fill my house with Stuff I won’t use.
As much as I’m working towards getting rid of Stuff, I am not a complete minimalist. There are many things that I’m keeping, in fact, that might seem surprising. Like the things on this list, for example.
Four kitchen items I never knew I wanted: Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Uncluttering
Tagged Coffee, cooking, de-cluttering, French press, Ice cream, Spices
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Tasty Tuesday: Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins
These delicious pumpkin applesauce muffins just so happen to be non-dairy and part-whole wheat. I brought them this weekend to a small gathering, and by the time I left they had all been eaten. I love it when people eat my baked goods!
And, since pumpkin is my son’s nickname, well, we use it a lot around here.
Enjoy this recipe for Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins. They just happen to be non-dairy and part-whole wheat as well. [...] Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Recipes, Tasty Tuesday
Tagged applesauce, cooking, muffins, nicknames, non-diary, pumpkin, whole wheat
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Tasty Tuesdays: Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins With Wheat Germ
What’s that, you say? Part-whole-wheat-banana-wheat-germ-chocolate-chip-muffins? Yes, that’s right, I say. And they are delicious. Here’s the thing: if you’re looking for a super-sweet and extra-light muffin recipe, this one’s not for you. I don’t mean to imply that these are … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Recipes, Tasty Tuesday
Tagged bananas, chocolate chips, cooking, muffins
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Tasty Tuesday: Blueberry Oatmeal Bread
Do you like blueberries as much as I do? I love love love blueberries and this time of year is heaven for blueberry lovers like me. I decided to try something different today, and post a recipe. Apparently, across the … Continue reading
